After meeting the American emissary on Friday, Vladimir Putin spoke about the “possibility” of “direct negotiations” on Friday.
Donald Trump later said that Russia and Ukraine were “very close to an agreement”.
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Vladimir Putin spoke, Friday, April 25, receiving the American emissary, Steve Witkoff, the “possibility” of “Direct negotiations” Between Moscow and kyiv. Mr. Putin’s diplomatic advisor then declared that the interviews had lasted three hours and had been “Constructive and very useful”. “This discussion has made it possible to bring the positions of Russia and the United States not only to Ukraine but also on several other international questions”he said to journalists. According to him, “We were discussed in particular the possibility of resuming direct negotiations between representatives of Russia and Ukraine”.
Later, Donald Trump said that Russia and Ukraine were “Very close to an agreement, and the two parties should now meet, at the highest level, to ‘finalize it’”wrote the American president on his Truth Social platform shortly after his arrival in Rome, where he must attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday.
The American president assured on Tuesday to the magazine Timein an interview broadcast on Friday, that Russia would retain Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which it annexed in 2014 and whose recognition as a Russian territory is mentioned, according to media, in the American proposal. “Russia will keep Crimea. And Zelensky understands that “said the American president in this interview. He again has the conflict is responsible for Ukraine, considering that “What made war begin is when they (Ukrainians, editor’s note) started talking about joining NATO “.
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“One of the scenarios (…) would be to abandon territories. It is unfair, but for peace, a temporary peace, perhaps it is a solution, temporary”has entrusted the mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, in an interview with the BBC broadcast on Friday. “Our position remains unchanged (…), all temporarily occupied territories belong to Ukraine”on the other hand, hammered in front of journalists M. Zelensky.
In addition, a general of the Russian army staff was killed on Friday near Moscow in the explosion of a car, Russia accusing the Ukrainian secret services of being behind this attack.
