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‘Possible formats of meetings at leadership level’ discussed in Ukraine-US talks

TASS · · 169 words

President Vladimir Zelensky announced that a Ukrainian delegation met with representatives of Donald Trump to discuss potential formats for leadership-level negotiations to end the conflict. The article notes that Rustem Umerov met with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and mentions President Vladimir Putin's stated willingness to meet for a final peace agreement.

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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Ukrainian delegation discussed with representatives of US President Donald Trump "possible formats of meetings and negotiations at the leadership level" to end the Ukrainian conflict”
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Three independent web search results (TASS, and two other reports) confirm that Vladimir Zelensky stated the Ukrainian delegation discussed 'possible formats of meetings and negotiations at the leadership level' with representatives of Donald Trump.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2019 Trump–Ukraine political scandal arose primarily from the discovery of U.S. president Donald Trump's attempts to coerce Ukraine into investigating his political rival Joe Biden and thus potent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Trump–Ukraine_scandal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden is falsely alleged to have, as vice president of the United States (2009–2017), withheld a loan guarantee and taken a bribe to pressure Ukraine into firing prosecutor general Viktor Shokin t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biden–Ukraine_conspiracy_theor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russ…
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“On May 7, the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, arrived in Florida for negotiations with US representatives”
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While Wikipedia confirms Rustem Umerov's role as Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, the provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (discussing Universal Television and NBCUniversal) and do not confirm his arrival in Florida on May 7.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, (abbr. NSDCU; Ukrainian: Рада національної безпеки і оборони України, romanized: Rada natsionalnoyi bezpeky i oboroni Ukrayiny, RNBOU) or RNBO, i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_and_Defense_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is an American government official and former television personality who has served since 2025 as the 29th United States secretary of defense. Hegseth studied p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rustem Enverovych Umerov (Ukrainian: Рустем Енверович Умєров, Crimean Tatar: Rüstem Enver oğlu Ümerov; born 19 April 1982) is a Ukrainian politician, businessman, investor, philanthropist and has serv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustem_Umerov
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“Umerov met with the US leader's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the US leader's son-in-law, Jared Kushner”
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Two independent cross-reference sources (EuroNews and Daily Maverick) confirm that Rustem Umerov met with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Florida/Miami.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States–Ukraine–Russia meetings in Abu Dhabi were a series of trilateral talks held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, between delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States–Ukraine–Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States–Ukraine–Russia meetings in Geneva were the third round of trilateral talks between delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia. The meetings took place in Geneva on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States–Ukraine–Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven Charles Witkoff (born March 15, 1957) is an American real estate developer, investor, former attorney, and founder of the Witkoff Group. Since 2025, Witkoff has served as the United States spec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Witkoff
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“On May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to meet with Vladimir Zelensky not only in Moscow, but also in a third country, but only to sign a final peace agreement”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the month of May and general biographical information about Vladimir Putin. There is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming the statement made on May 9 regarding meeting Zelensky in a third country.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has continuously served as either president (acting president from 1999 to 2000; two terms 2000–2008, three terms 2012–present) or Prime Minister of Russia (three months in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_under_Vladimir_Putin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The family of Vladimir Putin, president of Russia who has served in office from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012, comes from the Russian peasantry. Spiridon Putin (1879–1965) was a cook in Gorky (now known…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Vladimir_Putin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russian president Vladimir Putin elicited multiple responses for many of his actions, in Russia and the rest of the world. According to the Russian non-governmental organization Levada Center, about …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_image_of_Vladimir_Putin
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