Reuters and NYT on the Miami meeting: the diesel deal is an attempt to bring Russia back to talks; Kyiv offered nothing in return for halting refinery strikes
Place: Miami, BerlinRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
All the information rests on anonymous Reuters and NYT sources; TASS highlights US pressure on Kyiv, Ukrainian media the Kremlin's conditions on Donbas. The parties have not officially confirmed these details.
What Russia reports
automatic summary TASS, citing the NYT, writes that Witkoff and Kushner told the Ukrainians in Miami that they did not intend to offer anything in return for an end to refinery strikes, as Washington was "doing a lot for Ukraine already"; some in the room took this as a veiled threat.
“US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have told Ukrainian representatives that they do not intend to offer anything in return for stopping attacks on Russian oil refineries”
- US rejects Kiev’s quid pro quo ask to end attacks on Russian refineries — NYT — TASS (tass.com), 13 October, 14:56
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda, citing Reuters, writes that the envoys explained the diesel deal as an attempt to bring Russia back to the table, while a source close to the Kremlin said Putin would return to talks only when he "gets the remaining 11% of Donbas". German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the deal showed Trump was "pushed against the wall".
“угода про дозвіл на експорт російського дизельного палива є частиною спроби повернути Росію за стіл переговорів”
“отримає 11% Донбасу, що залишилися”
- Віткофф і Кушнер заявили, що "дизельна угода" є спробою схилити РФ до переговорів – Reuters — Ukrainska Pravda, 13 October, 09:47
- Reuters: США сподіваються, що угода про постачання дизелю пом’якшить позицію Москви на мирних переговорах — Ukrainska Pravda, 13 October, 04:47
- Пісторіус: Дизельна угода з Росією показала безвихідь Трампа — Ukrainska Pravda, 13 October, 14:14
What independent sources report
automatic summary DW, citing Reuters, writes that Witkoff and Kushner tried to persuade the Ukrainian side that the diesel deal would help bring Russia back to the negotiating table.
“дизельная сделка Москвы и Вашингтона поможет вернуть Россию за стол переговоров”
- Reuters: США считают дизельную сделку с РФ путем к переговорам — DW (RU), 13 October, 13:09
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