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U.S. and Ukraine Conclude Two-Day Florida Talks With Progress on Security and Humanitarian Tracks

Officials reported narrowed differences with early signs of further prisoner exchanges after the meetings.

Rescuers work at the site of a building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine March 21, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Rustem Umerov leads a meeting with security advisors of European countries, Canada and officials from NATO, the European Council and the European Commission to discuss security and economical issues, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 3, 2026. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
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Overview

  • Ukrainian negotiators led by Rustem Umerov met U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Florida on March 21–22, with White House adviser Josh Gruenbaum and State Department adviser Chris Curran also participating.
  • Both sides said they aligned approaches and narrowed a list of unresolved items, focusing on security guarantees and the humanitarian track, including prisoner exchanges.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky said he received a report on the talks and noted signals that additional Kyiv–Moscow prisoner swaps may be possible, with details to follow once the team returns to Ukraine.
  • Russia did not take part in the Florida round, which follows earlier U.S.-brokered sessions in Abu Dhabi and Geneva that advanced humanitarian measures but left core territorial disputes unresolved.
  • Zelensky acknowledged U.S. attention on the Iran crisis as a complicating factor for pace and resources, while Umerov said the momentum from Florida could carry the process to its next stage.