After around four hours of talks in Florida, negotiations between U.S. and Ukrainian officials have just wrapped up for the day. And, Secretary of State Marco Rubio just gave us a very encouraging update on the progress made to ultimately end the Russia-Ukraine war. Things seem to be speeding along very quickly, with negotiations with Russia happening later this week. Special envoy Steve Witkoff will be heading to Moscow to get the job done. Watch Rubio’s update for yourself here: Backup here, if needed: BREAKING: Sec. Marco Rubio just finished MASSIVELY productive peace talks with Ukraine in Florida — and they’ll be negotiating with RUSSIA this week Steve Witkoff will soon be en route to Moscow President Trump’s all-star team is pushing for peace at incredible pace! pic.twitter.com/e29Mh0YyJ7 — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 30, 2025 At the heart of the negotiations is President Trump’s peace plan to finally end the years-long, very costly war. It also comes right in the middle of a giant corruption scandal that is rocking Ukraine. For their part, Ukrainian officials also called the meeting very productive and successful. CBS News has more: The negotiations come at a sensitive moment for Ukraine as it continues to push back against Russian forces that invaded in 2022 while dealing with a domestic corruption scandal. Diplomats have been focused on revisions to a proposed plan developed in negotiations between Washington and Moscow. That plan has been criticized as being too weighted toward Russian demands. During the meeting Sunday, Rubio focused on reassuring Ukraine. Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s secretary of national security, thanked American negotiators in brief remarks following the meeting but provided little detail of their discussion. “We discussed all the important matters that are important for Ukraine, for Ukrainian people and us, was super supportive. We were already had a successful meeting in Geneva, and today we continue this success,” Umerov said. “So at the moment, this meeting was productive and successful on the later stages, hopefully we’ll keep you updated.” Umerov has been involved in ongoing talks. But until now, Ukraine’s head negotiator had been Andriy Yermak, the powerful chief of staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. On Friday, Zelenskyy announced the resignation of Yermak, after his home was searched by anti-corruption investigators. Zelenskyy’s government has been roiled by fallout from a scandal over $100 million embezzled from the energy sector through kickbacks paid by contractors, causing newfound domestic pressures for Zelenskyy. It was only a week ago that Rubio had met with Yermak in Geneva, with each side saying the talks had been positive in putting together a revised peace plan. Among the other members of the Ukrainian delegation were Andrii Hnatov, the head of Ukraine’s armed forces, and presidential adviser Oleksandr Bevz. The plan, which Mr. Trump has since played down as a “concept” or a “map” to be “fine-tuned,” would have imposed limits on the size of Ukraine’s military, blocked the country from joining NATO and required Ukraine to hold elections in 100 days. Negotiators have indicated the framework has changed, but it’s not clear how its provisions have been altered. Hopefully, we’ll see talks with Russia go just as well this week as the negotiations with Ukraine seem to have gone, so far. If everything continues on this track, it’s possible we could even see the war end before New Year’s. Would that be an incredible way to kick off 2026? Pray for peace!