Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff meets Putin in Moscow
“There is no reason to wait, there is no reason to wait,” he said in Scotland.
The President has repeatedly stated that the Russian leader would make claims about peace in his special speeches, but he would continue to bomb Ukraine at night.
“Russia can be very rich, instead they spend all their money on war, Tr Trump said with Starmer. “I thought you’d want to finish this thing quickly, but it kills people every time it ends.”
White House threats include potential secondary tariffs in China and India, which continues to receive Russian oil.
It was not clear what Russia could offer Witkoff to prevent more economic pressure from the US.
Bloomberg and Independent Russian news output, Çan reported that the Kremlin could propose a moratorium on air strikes by Russia and Ukraine – last week, Belarus was mentioned during a meeting with Putin by President Alexander Lukashenko.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian missiles and drones continue to attack goals overnight, including an entertainment facility in Zaporizhzhia.
Smoke rises in a residential building destroyed by a Russian air strike in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.Credit: AP
“Twelve people were injured. From now on, two people were killed,” he said.
“At night, there were vicious attacks on the power grilles in the Dnipro region, a drone left in Kherson and a strike in Novosilske in the Odessa region. Hundreds of families were left without gas. Hundreds of families were left without gas.
“No matter what the Kremlin says, they will really try to finish the war when they feel enough pressure.”
With Reuters
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