Ukraine, U.S. Play High-Stakes Border Bingo on Miami Golf Course
KEY POINTS
- •The U.S. and Ukraine negotiated for five hours about border lines at a private Miami golf club on Sunday.
- •The U.S. team included envoy Steve Witkoff, Senator Marco Rubio, and Jared Kushner representing the Trump administration.
- •Ukrainian officials detailed the talks to President Zelensky, who wanted more direct contact with Trump but was told a meeting depends on how close the deal is.
- •Witkoff will fly to Moscow Monday to meet Putin while Ukrainian national security adviser Umerov will update Zelensky in Paris.
On a sunny Sunday at the exclusive Shell Bay golf club near Miami, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff hosted a five-hour huddle involving Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner—yes, Trump's son-in-law—and Ukraine’s Rustem Umerov, Gen. Andrii Hnatov, and spy boss Vadym Skibitskyi. The brain-crushing topic? Drawing the de facto border with Russia, notably the hotly-contested Donbas region that Putin insists on owning outright. Zelensky was kept in the loop with a post-talks phone briefing because, apparently, direct talks with Trump are on indefinite hold unless a deal is 'close.' Amid intense but hopeful negotiations, the U.S. side plans to parachute Witkoff to Moscow for a Tuesday date with Putin, while Ukraine braces for a Paris update from Umerov Monday. Who knew peace talks could require this much golf and intrigue?
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Nothing screams 'serious diplomacy' like discussing war borders over five hours at a Miami golf club with the president's son-in-law in tow. Meanwhile, Putin watches from Moscow, probably wondering if he should’ve swapped out golf clubs for a red pen.
Jared Kushner mediating Ukraine peace talks at a golf club? Soon we'll resolve global hunger with bake sales and bake-offs too.
Step 1: Invite officials to a golf club. Step 2: Have long talks that end in optimism but no border shifts. Step 3: Repeat until 2036.
Source: Axios | Published: 12/1/2025 | Author: Barak Ravid
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