Ukraine talks resume as White House says next steps will come later
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At a glance
- U.S. and Russian representatives held what the White House described as substantive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine.
- The discussions covered plans for further steps, which the White House said would be announced in the coming weeks.
- U.S. and Russian officials also said they expected further meetings in Ukraine to be productive.
Talks on Ukraine between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump’s representatives were described as substantive, but the White House said the next steps would come later.
The meeting involved Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, along with representatives of the U.S. National Security Council, State Department and Treasury Department, according to media reports cited in the article.
A White House representative said the sides discussed “substantive plans for further steps” that would be announced in the coming weeks. The representative also said the participants looked forward to equally productive meetings the following day in Ukraine.
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, who took part in the talks, also characterized the meeting with Trump’s envoys as substantive, constructive and useful.
The sides discussed substantive plans for further steps, which will be announced in the coming weeks, and eagerly look forward to equally productive meetings tomorrow in Ukraine.
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