A prime aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned there may be nonetheless “a lot work to be carried out” after President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and U.S. particular envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, amid a push by Mr. Trump to finish the battle in Ukraine.
The assembly lasted roughly 5 hours and got here on the heels of talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officers in Florida over the weekend.
Yuri Ushakov, a prime Putin official, advised reporters following Tuesday’s assembly that the talks had been “constructive, very helpful and substantive,” however mentioned a compromise to the lingering territorial points in Ukraine wasn’t discovered.
“The territorial concern, naturally, is a very powerful for us, and for the People too. A compromise choice has not but been discovered, however some American developments look roughly acceptable, however they have to be mentioned,” he mentioned. “Some formulations that had been proposed to us are acceptable to us.”
“We aren’t any nearer to resolving the disaster in Ukraine, and there may be a lot work to be carried out,” Ushakov mentioned.
Ushakov mentioned that Moscow was given 4 extra paperwork along with the unique 28-point plan the Trump administration introduced final month, however didn’t elaborate on what these paperwork contained.
Ushakov mentioned each Russia and the U.S. agreed to not disclose the precise particulars of the talks. No direct talks between Putin and Mr. Trump are presently deliberate, however Putin requested Witkoff and Kushner to relay “essential political alerts” to Mr. Trump, Ushakov mentioned.
Witkoff and Kushner are set to return to the U.S. to debate the assembly with Mr. Trump, and can then get again in contact with Russian officers by telephone, Ushakov mentioned.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who took half in weekend talks with Ukrainian officers in Florida, beforehand mentioned the conversations had been “one other very productive session,” however “there are a number of transferring elements.”
Mr. Trump had advised reporters after Sunday’s talks, “I believe that there is a good likelihood we will make a deal.”
The unique U.S.-backed peace proposal to finish Russia’s battle on Ukraine that was unveiled final month has gone by adjustments after the preliminary plan was criticized by some as being too favorable to Russia, Mr. Trump advised reporters over the weekend. One provision that drew heavy pushback from U.S. and European officers known as for Ukraine to cede territory it presently controls in Donetsk to Russia.
“They’re making concessions,” Mr. Trump mentioned of the Russians. “They’re massive concessions. They cease combating, and so they do not take any extra land.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned at a Tuesday information convention that the plan had been whittled down to twenty factors following talks in Geneva and Florida. He mentioned afterward the social media platform Telegram that Ukraine would “anticipate alerts from the American delegation after its conferences in Russia.”
“We’ll obtain sure alerts. If the alerts work, whether it is honest play with our companions, then maybe we are going to meet with the American delegation very quickly,” he mentioned, including, “I’m prepared to satisfy with President Trump. The whole lot is determined by as we speak’s talks.”
Putin has beforehand known as the proposals a “set of points put ahead for dialogue” versus a agency draft settlement.
Final week, a U.S. official advised CBS Information that Ukraine had “agreed to a peace deal,” with the official and Ukrainian nationwide safety adviser Rustem Umerov saying a standard understanding on a proposal had been reached, with particulars nonetheless to be labored out.
Mr. Trump expressed optimism over the event, saying there have been solely a “few remaining factors of disagreement.” Moscow, nonetheless, mentioned it was “untimely” to say the 2 sides had been near a peace deal.
