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Putin receives Trump’s envoys and warns that the situation in Ukraine is difficult

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin as Washington sought to revive negotiations over the war in Ukraine.
  • Putin described the situation as difficult, while praising President Donald Trump’s efforts to reach an agreement.
  • Russia ordered a three-day halt to attacks on Kyiv during the envoys’ mission, but Putin said the pause would apply only to the capitals and would not be extended.

Vladimir Putin met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Saturday, warning at the start of the talks that the situation in Ukraine was difficult. The meeting marked another attempt by the White House to find a negotiated way out of a war that the article says has lasted four and a half years.

The situation that we must address today is, of course, not simple.

· Vladimir PutinPutin described the conditions facing the negotiations at the start of his Kremlin meeting with U.S. envoys.

Putin praised Donald Trump’s efforts to end the conflict. Trump had said on Friday that the United States had a new proposal aimed at ending the war, but he did not provide details.

“The situation that we must address today is, of course, not simple,” Putin said. “But before we begin, I want to ask you to convey my best wishes and my gratitude to the president of the United States, Mr. Trump.” He added that Trump was entering a difficult situation but had not stopped trying to help reach an agreement and resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

But before we begin, I want to ask you to convey my best wishes and my gratitude to the president of the United States, Mr. Trump.

· Vladimir PutinPutin asked Witkoff and Kushner to pass on his thanks to Trump.

Putin also said Witkoff and Kushner had earned Russia’s trust. “For us, working with them is comfortable,” he said. The two envoys were due to travel to Kyiv on Sunday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in their first visit to the Ukrainian capital.

For us, working with them is comfortable.

· Vladimir PutinPutin said the U.S. envoys had earned Russia’s trust.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had ordered Russian forces not to attack Kyiv for three days from midnight Saturday because of the visit. Putin said the intensity of attacks against Russia had also declined and promised to ensure the safety of the American negotiators. He made clear, however, that the ceasefire applied only to the capitals and rejected extending it beyond three days. “The Ukrainian authorities asked for a ceasefire of more than three days, but we never agreed to anything like that with them,” he said.

The Ukrainian authorities asked for a ceasefire of more than three days, but we never agreed to anything like that with them.

· Vladimir PutinPutin rejected extending the temporary halt beyond three days.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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