US EditionTrump’s Mr. Fix It Goes to Moscow
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, AUG 6 – Special Envoy Steve Witkoff held a three-hour meeting with Putin at the Kremlin as Trump set a 10-day deadline for a ceasefire and expressed openness to talks with both leaders.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow for about three hours, a meeting President Trump called 'highly productive'.
- Pre-Meeting pressure built as Witkoff’s visit arrived two days before July 29, when Trump reduced his ceasefire deadline to 10 days.
- Ushakov called the meeting 'useful' and 'constructive', and sources reported the Kremlin was considering an air ceasefire proposal.
- Leavitt said Russians desire a meeting with Trump, who is open to meeting Putin and Zelensky, and 'great progress was made' ahead of Friday.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it is crucial that Moscow feels US pressure, and everyone agrees the war must end, with work ongoing in the coming days and weeks.
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The special envoy Witkoff had a three-hour interview with the tsar, defined as "very productive" by both sides. At the moment, however, the White House confirms the secondary sanctions against Russia starting tomorrow. The tycoon then phones Zelensky. In the meantime, the consents for the Ukrainian president are dropping from 74% in May to 58%. Meanwhile, he smooths the hair at the EU.The special contains two articles.
Trump seeking face-to-face talks with Putin as sanctions near
Officials say U.S. President Donald J. Trump is seeking a direct, face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, in a bid to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine. The announcement followed talks between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Putin in Moscow. Read all
Trump’s offer to Putin includes ceasefire, sanctions relief, and land concessions, but Ukraine could still join NATO, Polish media reports
The Polish media outlet Onet.pl has published new details of what it says is Washington’s plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. According to the report, which Meduza has not independently verified, U.S. presidential envoy Steve Witkoff presented the Kremlin with a “highly favorable offer” from the Trump administration during his August 6 meeting with Vladimir Putin. The proposal was reportedly coordinated with Ukraine’s European partner
By Stephen Collinson Analysis Donald Trump proclaimed “great progress” toward ending the war in Ukraine after announcing plans to meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But is Putin, to quote the US president in a rare moment of lucidity on Russian relations, simply “playing along” again? Trump’s simmering frustration with Putin, which has dampened the president’s hopes of becoming a Nobel Peace Prize-winning peacemaker, evaporated aft…
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