Vladimir Putin has offered to frost fights and establish a temporary border along the current front line – says “Financial Times”. The proposal was submitted during talks with Donald Trump's administration typical Steve Witkoff. This marked a change in the Kremlin's position, which has so far demanded the designation of 4 partially acquired Ukrainian circuits as an integral part of Russia.
The details of the closed part of Putin Witkoff's conversation, which took place a fewer days ago in St. Petersburg, are written by Financial Times journalists, citing respective independent sources close to the case.
Vladimir Putin “offered halting invasion of Ukraine along the current front line in an effort to scope a peace agreement."
‘Moscow may renounce your claims to areas of 4 partially occupied regions of Ukraine, which remains under the control of Kiev’, it is written.
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On the part of the United States representative, the announcement was due recognition by Washington of Russian ownership of the Crimean Peninsula, and the acceptance of the business of any of the 4 regions, i.e. Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporosk and Khersonsk regions.
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As the authors admit, possible concessions from Russia are first specified signal since the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To date, the Kremlin has argued that designation of the circuits that have been formally incorporated into the Russian Federation is simply a mandatory condition in the context of possible peace talks.
At the same time, it was stressed that European officials who were informed about the talks in St. Petersburg warned the White home that this could be another part of Vladimir Putin's game, which would usage its concessions as "bait to lure Trump into accepting another demands from Russia”.
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“There is now quite a few force on Kiev to quit certain things and Trump could have declared victory.” said 1 of the cited sources.
Putin's conversation with Witkoff is to remain. presented to Ukrainian officials on Wednesday in London. There will besides be a gathering with a wider group. Most likely in the capital of large Britain Keith Kellogg, among others, will appear, which will present an American plan to bring peace talks.
