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U.S. Ambassador Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin as efforts to end the war in Ukraine continue.
The two met with Putin at the Kremlin Senate Palace in Moscow on Tuesday, along with Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov and Russian businessman Kirill Dmitriev.
The discussions began with Witkoff describing Moscow as “a magnificent city”.
This marks his sixth visit to Russia since taking office earlier this year.
Photos of the meeting, taken moments before the leaders entered private discussions, were quickly published by Russian state media; Both delegations were seen chatting amicably while sitting across from each other at a large table.
More information on the progress of the negotiations is expected to be announced after the meeting is completed.
There is no compromise in Europe
Asked how long the talks would last, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said they would continue “as long as it takes.”
Despite his opening remarks, Putin appeared less willing to compromise with other nations; He accused European governments of undermining peace talks and declared that “European demands” to end the conflict were “unacceptable”.
Putin said, “Europe is preventing the US administration from achieving peace in Ukraine.” “Russia has no intention of going to war with Europe, but if Europe starts,” he made a five-word threat: “We are ready now.”
The Russian leader claimed that European powers were “in favor of war” and that they were excluding themselves from peace negotiations in Ukraine by cutting off relations with Russia.
Peace hangs in the balance
He also warned that if Europe started a war with Russia, “a situation where there would be no one to negotiate with” could arise.
Both Kushner and Witkoff have emerged as key players in the president’s mission to end conflict globally. The duo also played a key role in brokering peace agreements between Israel and Hamas last October.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was making his first official state visit to Ireland to meet with Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Michael Martin and other senior Irish officials.
The visit came after the Trump administration announced its peace proposal to Russia and Ukraine, which has come under widespread criticism for disproportionately supporting the Kremlin. The Trump administration’s 28-point peace plan, among other directives, instructs Ukraine to cede Crimea, including the lucrative Donbas region, to Russia; Zelensky has already argued that this move would not be in his country’s interest.
bones of argument
Another controversial point of the plan is the ban on Ukraine’s participation in NATO, which it has long wanted to join. However, they will be allowed to enter the European Union.
The country will also need to hold elections within 100 days; This is a point that the Trump administration attaches particular importance to.
This meeting followed a leaked conversation between Witkoff and Russian officials in which the US envoy was said to have advised Putin’s close allies on how they could appeal to Trump. That speech led a bipartisan group of congressmen to call for his impeachment.
