Witkoff's meeting with Putin lasted four hours: Russia says it had «constructive talks»
Meeting of the US President's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin completed and ongoing about four hours. This was stated by an aide to the Russian president Yuriy Ushakov, calling the talks «constructive and frank».
Key Kremlin statements
According to Ushakov, during the talks, the parties discussed a number of issues related to the war against Ukraine and the US's international contacts. In particular, the Kremlin said:
No long-term settlement is possible without resolving the territorial issue;
The first meeting of the trilateral security working group will take place in Abu Dhabi on Friday with the participation of Russia, the United States and Ukraine;
The Russian delegation received specific instructions from Putin for the trip to Abu Dhabi;
The main topics of the meeting were Results of US contacts with Kyiv and European partners;
Vitkoff and Jared Kushner shared with the Russian side their impressions of the Davos talks, in particular Donald Trump's meetings with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Russia's position
At the same time, Ushakov stressed that Russia intends to continue to achieve its goals by military means, The situation is likely to get worse if a political and diplomatic settlement is not reached.
This statement was made against the backdrop of intensified international negotiations and US statements that the peace process is approaching the final stage.
Context.
Witkoff's meeting with Putin took place after the US side's contacts with Ukraine and European partners, as well as against the backdrop of preparations for the a possible trilateral format of negotiations. At the same time, official Kyiv has previously emphasised that any agreements cannot provide for concessions to the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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