Steve Witkoff described his meeting with the Russian president as βpositiveβ
The presidents of Russia and the US might have a call this week to agree on a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict, Steve Witkoff, a special envoy to US President Donald Trump, has said. Speaking on CNN on Sunday, Witkoff said he had a βpositiveβmeeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that lasted between three and four hours.
Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday to present Putin with the details of the truce proposal agreed by American and Ukrainian officials.
βWe had some really positive results coming out of Saudi Arabia, discussions led by our National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and our Secretary of State Marco Rubio. I describe my conversation with President Putin as equally positive,β the envoy said. βBack before this visit, there was another visit, and before that visit the two sides were miles apart in where they were. The two sides are today a lot closer.β
Update:
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are scheduled to have a phone conversation on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has announced.
Peskov confirmed an earlier announcement made by Trump, who told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday that he plans to speak with Putin on Tuesday to discuss the prospects of a peace agreement in the Ukraine conflict.
Putin and Trump may agree on Ukraine ceasefire soon β US envoy
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