“The special envoy of the US President, Steven Witkoff, announced that he will meet with the Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. The Kremlin confirmed this information.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Vladimir Putin, Stephen Witkoff, photo: Getty Images Source: Witkoff on the air of the CNBC channel, which he quotes Reuters, “RBK”, “European truth”.
Witkoff’s direct speech: “Well, look, we have to meet with him (Putin – ed.) on Thursday. But it was the Russians who were invited to the meeting. I think this is an important statement on their part.”
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Details: The Kremlin leader’s press secretary Dmytro Peskov confirmed this information. “Yes, indeed, such contacts for tomorrow are in the schedule of the president (the Russian leader – ed.),” he said.
The Kremlin has previously said it is preparing to host Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Moscow for peace talks on Ukraine, but no dates have yet been set.
What happened before:
- On January 6, representatives of 35 countries and organizations met in Paris to finalize work on security guarantees for Ukraine. As a result of the meeting, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and President Volodymyr Zelenskyi signed a declaration of intentions to deploy troops in Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement.
- On the American side, the special representative of the US President Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner attended the meeting.
- In addition, Witkoff claimed significant progress after the meeting of the “coalition of the determined” in Paris.