U.S. Envoy to Offer Putin Direct Peace Talks With Trump and Zelenskyy
The updated plan follows Oslo talks on security guarantees, a postwar economic framework and broader negotiations, with Jared Kushner joining virtually.
- On Wednesday, White House envoy Steve Witkoff meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to present an updated proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
- Following talks in Oslo, Norway, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and international representatives, Witkoff developed a unified "framework agreement" proposal to end the war.
- Joining virtually, Jared Kushner pressed for halting strikes on Russian oil refineries, with a source noting "Jared was very direct," while Ukraine "brought forward new ideas and proposals."
- Zelenskyy indicated he is prepared to cease refinery strikes if Moscow takes reciprocal steps, a move the U.S. hopes will "create a pathway toward direct trilateral and broader multilateral negotiations."
- President Trump expressed skepticism regarding Zelenskyy's willingness to end the war, stating "Russia would like to get it done" but warning "If he does not, it's gonna be a very bad thing.
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US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin; Trump presses Kyiv to settle
OSLO/KYIV/WASHINGTON — U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after what a U.S. official called "constructive" talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway, as President Donald Trump said it was time for Ukraine to end the war. The U.S. official said Ukraine brought forward new ideas and proposals to the Oslo talks, which also involved the leaders of Norway and Finland and European and NA…
US envoy to meet Russia's president after 'positive' talks with Zelensky
After talks with Witkoff in the Norwegian capital, Zelensky thanked Washington on Tuesday for the resumption of US intelligence on Russian strikes. The positive tone followed days of friction between Kyiv and Washington after Trump struck a diesel-supply deal with Putin and called for Zelensky to be replaced after Ukraine refused to stop hitting Russian oil refineries. "We are thankful that intelligence works," Zelensky told reporters in Oslo, d…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that US President Steve Whitkoff's Special Envoy is on his way to St. Petersburg.
It won't be easy. The US President's special envoy for peace had previously held talks with the Ukrainian president.
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