Rubio and Witkoff to meet with Ukraine's negotiators in Florida

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00:00A new delegation chief for high-stakes talks.

00:04Security Council Secretary Rustem Yomorov is now leading the Ukrainian team heading to

00:08the US for discussions on a peace deal that Washington is aiming to broker between Kyiv

00:13and Moscow.

00:15It comes after the resignation of Andrea Mack, President Zelensky's right-hand man, who stepped

00:20down hours after anti-corruption investigators raided his home.

00:25On Sunday, Yomorov and his team will meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and

00:29Special Envoy Steve Wyckoff.

00:32Zelensky insists he's confident that a deal is on the horizon.

00:36Diplomacy remains active.

00:40The American side is being constructive and it is quite realistic to finalise steps in

00:45the coming days to determine how to end the war with dignity.

00:49The Ukrainian delegation has the necessary directives.

00:53Others, however, are more sceptical, including this former diplomat.

01:04President Vladimir Putin has already said several times that he doesn't want to sign any agreement

01:08whatsoever, whether it's a ceasefire, a peace agreement or any other kind of agreement.

01:14We are far from reaching any kind of agreement.

01:17He doesn't want to sign with Zelensky because he considers him illegitimate.

01:24After meeting the Ukrainian officials, Wyckoff is due to travel to Russia next week to meet

01:29with President Vladimir Putin.

01:31Over in Europe, President Emmanuel Macron will hold discussions with Zelensky in Paris on Monday.

01:37According to the French presidency, the two leaders will talk about the conditions for

01:41a just and lasting peace.

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