Washington: A private meeting held in Miami between members of the U.S. administration and a senior Russian figure has raised fresh questions about how Washington developed its latest proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

The meeting took place in late October and included U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser Jared Kushner. They met Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, who is under American sanctions. A special permission reportedly allowed Dmitriev to travel for the discussion.

That conversation led to a 28 point peace proposal now being pushed by the United States as a possible path to end the conflict. The plan has quickly become one of the most debated diplomatic documents of the year.

Officials familiar with the proposal say it includes major concessi

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