Rubio, Witkoff Meet With Ukraine Negotiators to Discuss Plans to End War

The meeting is occurring ahead of a planned sit down between the Trump administration and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio talks to the press at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, on Nov. 23, 2025. Martial Trezzini /Keystone via AP

Three key Trump administration officials are meeting with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend in a push to broker an end to the war Russia began with its 2022 invasion, while setting the stage for talks between Washington and Moscow planned later this week.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner plan to meet with the Ukrainian delegation to discuss portions of a proposed peace deal.