President Vladimir Putin met with Washington\u2019s representatives on Tuesday for talks on a peace plan<\/p>\n
US envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to bring the Ukraine conflict to a settlement, US President Donald Trump told journalists on Wednesday.
\nA day earlier, Witkoff and Kushner, Trump\u2019s son-in-law, visited the Kremlin for talks on key parts of a US-backed peace proposal. Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov characterized the visit as \u201cconstructive, very useful, and substantive,\u201d but stressed that no overarching compromise has yet been reached.
\nIn a press conference at the Oval Office, Trump was asked whether the US envoys believe Putin still wants to make peace.
\n\u201cHe would like to end the war\u2026 That was their impression,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cPresident Putin had a very good meeting yesterday with Jared Kushner and with Steve Witkoff,\u201d he added. \u201cWhat comes out of that meeting, I can\u2019t tell you, because it does take two to tango.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Five Ukrainian brigades encircled in Donbass town \u2013 Bild<\/p>\n
Trump noted that he urged Ukraine to sue for peace earlier this year.
\n\u201cI said, you have no cards… That would have been a much better time to settle,\u201d he said, adding that since then, the situation for Kiev has deteriorated.
\nUkraine is \u201cvery satisfied\u201d with the current US proposal, all things considered, he said.
\nThe Kremlin has remained tight-lipped on the talks, decrying \u201cmegaphone diplomacy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Kremlin clarifies stance on US-drafted Ukraine peace plan<\/p>\n
Moscow believes \u201cit is better for these negotiations to be conducted in silence,\u201d Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Wednesday.
\n\u201cSome things were accepted, some were marked as unacceptable,\u201d he said, but declined to elaborate.
\nRussia has maintained that it prefers a diplomatic settlement but will continue pursuing its objectives in the Ukraine conflict by military means as long as Kiev rejects compromise. In recent weeks, Russian forces have taken two major cities in Ukraine, along with dozens of smaller settlements across several regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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