US EditionKremlin Confirms US's Envoy's Moscow Trip as Ukraine Reviews Revised Peace Framework
Leaked call reveals Witkoff advising Russia on U.S.-backed peace plan involving territorial concessions; Trump defends envoy and plans Moscow visit amid ongoing Ukraine conflict.
- On Wednesday, the Kremlin confirmed U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week to meet President Vladimir Putin and discuss ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.
- Last week, after the U.S. peace plan was published last week, U.S., Russian and Ukrainian representatives met in Abu Dhabi and Geneva, despite the Kremlin saying it had not formally received the proposal.
- A leaked recording suggests Steve Witkoff coached Yuri Ushakov on how Putin should pitch the peace plan to Trump, with Witkoff advising land concessions; Kirill Dmitriev called the audio fake, leaving its authenticity disputed.
- Kyiv signalled cautious engagement after Geneva talks, calling the plan 'workable' though unresolved, while Ursula von der Leyen insisted any deal must include security guarantees and no limits on Ukraine’s forces.
- Longer term, analysts say U.S. involvement includes proposals to transfer 285 billion in frozen Russian assets, highlighting great-power stakes and U.S. engagement with Moscow.
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