Its administration organizes separate talks with senior Russian and Ukrainian officials, who have not resulted, for the time being, to a global cessation of hostilities.
Diplomatic negotiations are extended, without determining concessions from Moscow. kyiv and some Western capitals accuse Russia, whose army is more numerous and better equipped on the front, of dragging discussions on purpose.
Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin Friday in Saint Petersburg for the third time since Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January.
This meeting of more than four hours, in the presence of two close advisers of the Russian president, Iouri Ouchakov and Kirill Dmitriev, turned out to be “convincing”, said the American emissary, according to which a peace agreement is “emerging”.
The representative of Donald Trump also suggested that “commercial opportunities” between the United States and Russia were part of the negotiations and could “bring real stability to the region”.
