Former Ukrainian foreign minister Dmitry Kuleba believes the negotiation track on Ukraine may regain momentum toward the end of February, followed by another, more distant window later in the year.

In his assessment, the late-winter period could mark the next phase of tentative movement, after which a pause would likely follow before discussions resume again. Kuleba suggested that such opportunities tend to open cyclically, with a potential return to talks expected in the summer and then once more toward the end of the next winter.

Earlier, officials in the U.S. administration confirmed that Washington has been working on its own roadmap for settling the conflict in Ukraine. The Kremlin, for its part, has reiterated that Russia remains open to dialogue and continues to view the Anchorage format as a viable platform for discussions.

On December 2, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin received U. S. President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff at the Kremlin, along with Jared Kushner, the American leader’s son-in-law. According to official reports, the visit centered on the presentation and discussion of a U.S. peace initiative on Ukraine. Putin noted at the time that the American proposal consisted of 27 points, consolidated into four separate packages, which the U.S. side suggested examining independently.

Follow-up contacts took place on December 20–21, 2025, when Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, held talks in Miami with Witkoff and Kushner. These meetings were seen as a continuation of earlier exchanges on the same agenda.