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US Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky after a joint news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 6, 2026.        © Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters    (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/usa/) US , Ukrainian and European officials met in Miami on Friday in a renewed diplomatic push to end (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/russia/) Russia 's war in (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/ukraine/) Ukraine , with Washington seeking a way out of the dangerous stalemate. The talks were overshadowed by US President (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/donald-trump/) Donald Trump 's announcement of a deal with Russian leader (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/vladimir-putin/) Vladimir Putin (https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261009-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin-reversing-years-of-pressure-on-russia-over-ukraine-war) to boost diesel supplies , underscoring how the conflict has become entwined with soaring energy prices. Read more (https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261009-trump-strikes-diesel-deal-with-putin-reversing-years-of-pressure-on-russia-over-ukraine-war) Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin, reversing years of pressure on Russia over Ukraine war  US envoy (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/steve-witkoff/) Steve Witkoff posted to X after the meeting that the "constructive discussions" tackled "potential avenues to de-escalate and conclude the war with Russia ahead of winter and advance efforts toward a durable and lasting peace". Witkoff said the meeting included "the E3, the (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/european-commission/) European Commission , Ukraine and (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/nato/) NATO ". The discussions covered energy resilience, grain exports, security guarantees and "longer-term arrangements for Ukraine's and Europe's security to prevent future conflict", Witkoff said. He also noted the "productive" exchange discussed supporting Ukraine's post-war reconstruction and economic prosperity, including EU accession. Witkoff did not say if the parties would meet on Saturday as originally planned. Secretary of State (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/marco-rubio/) Marco Rubio warned on Thursday that the conflict had reached a potentially explosive impasse, with the failure to reach a negotiated settlement raising the risk of further escalation. "The other way that stalemates end is through escalation," Rubio told reporters in Lisbon, warning that the conflict could spread to neighboring (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/nato/) NATO countries. "We do not believe that there is a military solution to this conflict," he added. Trump has blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries for surging fuel prices, although the US-Israeli (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/iran-conflict/) war with Iran has been the principal disruptor of global energy supplies. 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It was not immediately clear whether Trump and Putin had discussed Ukraine during their call. New proposals  The Miami meeting follows visits to (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/moscow/) Moscow and (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/kyiv/) Kyiv last month by Witkoff, a longtime Trump confidant, and Kushner, the president's son-in-law, as Washington seeks to revive negotiations that have yielded little progress. US negotiators have since been developing fresh proposals with Russian and Ukrainian officials, a source familiar with the discussions told AFP. With winter approaching, the prospect of continued fighting and attacks on vital infrastructure has added urgency to the search for a settlement. The renewed diplomacy comes against a backdrop of deadly Russian attacks, including a strike on buses in the frontline Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that killed 30 people. Territorial deadlock  Trump's repeated attempts to broker an end to the war have foundered over Moscow's sweeping territorial demands, particularly its insistence on controlling all of Ukraine's eastern (https://www.france24.com/en/tag/donbas/) Donbas region, including areas still held by Kyiv. Zelensky has rejected surrendering Ukrainian-held territory, warning that Russia could use it as a springboard for another attack. Russia, which launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, now occupies roughly one-fifth of Ukrainian territory. European officials have expressed concern over high energy costs and the wider economic consequences of the conflict, according to the US sources. Witkoff and Kushner briefed the president on their latest proposals on Thursday at a meeting also attended by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other senior officials, Axios reported. 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