US President Donald Trump said he is sending his envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week as President Trump seeks to close out a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that there were "only a few remaining points of disagreement" - but European leaders were sceptical, and Russian missiles continued to rain down on Ukraine.
He also expressed hope to meet "soon" with Mr Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, "but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages."
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed away from a Thursday deadline for Ukraine to agree to a US-backed peace plan and shrugged off a report that US negotiator Steve Witkoff coached the Russians on how to approach him on the topic.
ReplyDeleteTrump, speaking to reporters on board Air Force One as he flew to Florida for the Thanksgiving holiday, said US negotiators were making progress in discussions with Russia and Ukraine, and Moscow had agreed to some concessions. He did not detail them.