Turkey Presses Ukraine Proposal as Miami Talks Edge Toward Gaza Plan’s Next Phase

Overview

• Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Ankara presented its view on prospects for resolving the Ukraine conflict to US, European and Ukrainian representatives in Miami.
• Fidan described the Gaza deliberations as offering cautious hope for moving into the US-backed plan’s second phase, while warning that continued ceasefire violations threaten the process.
• Talks covered reconstruction and governance concepts emphasizing administration by Gaza residents, with mandates and composition of any stabilizing forces still unresolved.
• US special envoy Steven Uitkoff met Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov and European security advisers, and Axios reported that Qatar’s prime minister and Fidan took part in broader consultations.
• The UN Security Council backed the US plan in mid-November; media have reported a potential follow-on summit to launch phase two, and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov questioned the plan’s viability.