Putin tells Trump’s envoys Russia will achieve its objectives in Ukraine
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Vladimir Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as Moscow and Washington resumed talks on reviving Ukraine peace negotiations after a pause of more than six months.
- Russia and the United States agreed to suspend attacks on their respective capitals for 72 hours, while the contents of the U.S. proposal remained undisclosed.
- Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said the U.S. representatives presented ideas for ending hostilities and reaching an agreement, while Russia’s position has hardened in recent months.
Vladimir Putin told emissaries of Donald Trump that Russia would achieve its objectives in Ukraine, as Moscow and Washington returned to negotiations after more than six months without talks.
Putin received Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, representatives of the U.S. president, at the Kremlin. Trump said the two men had taken a proposal to Moscow and Kyiv aimed at ending the war.
A proposal to end the war
Yuri Ushakov, the Kremlin’s international affairs adviser, said the American representatives had prepared carefully for the visit. They expressed the familiar interest in ending hostilities quickly, he said, but also presented several ideas for possible ways to reach an agreement.
The content of the proposal remained unknown. The negotiations were accompanied by an agreement from both sides to suspend attacks against their respective capitals for 72 hours. Russia’s position, however, has hardened as the months have passed.
The U.S. representatives prepared carefully for this trip. They not only expressed the usual interest in ending hostilities soon, but also presented various ideas about possible ways to reach an agreement.
Originally published by Cooperativa 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.