Russian ruler Vladimir Putin plans to fulfill with US President Donald Trump's Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow within the first half of subsequent week.
Supply: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, as reported by Kremlin-aligned Russian information company RIA Novosti
Quote from Peskov: "Putin will obtain Witkoff within the first half of subsequent week. We are going to announce the date in the end."
Particulars: Earlier, Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov acknowledged {that a} tentative settlement had been reached on Witkoff's go to to Moscow. He mentioned that along with the particular envoy, different representatives of the US administration will even journey to Russia.
Background:
- Bloomberg revealed a transcript of a telephone name through which Witkoff gave Ushakov recommendation on how Russia ought to current its "peace deal" proposals to Trump.
- In one other dialog between Ushakov and Putin's particular envoy Kirill Dmitriev, it emerged that the 28-point "peace plan" had been drafted by Putin's aides and Witkoff was to current it as his personal work.
- On 25 November, Trump mentioned he had instructed Witkoff and US Military Secretary Daniel Driscoll to finalise the phrases of the draft "peace settlement" with Russia and Ukraine, and that Witkoff would journey to Moscow to take action. If the ultimate stage is reached, Trump will meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- The US president additionally mentioned that the best concession from Russia can be agreeing to cease preventing and never seize new territories.
- The US and Ukraine have differing views on three factors of the "peace settlement", together with Ukraine withdrawing with out a struggle from the non-occupied a part of Donetsk Oblast.
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