Russian president Vladimir Putin with peculiar U.S. President's envoy to the mediate East Steve Witkoff (left) at a gathering in St. Petersburg, Russia, 11 April 2025. © Spendik/Daniil Grigorov
Russian president Vladimir Putin is gathering with US president Donald Trump's peculiar envoy, Steve Witkoff, in the Kremlin, confirmed Russian president Dmitry Pieskov.
The visit, which is part of Washington's wider diplomatic activities, aims to accelerate the proposed peace plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.Witkoff has already travelled to Russia 3 times in fresh months, gathering with top-ranked Russian officials, including Putin.The ongoing talks reflect the deepening efforts of both countries to end the war by negotiating.The agreement proposed by Washington reportedly includes US designation of Russia's sovereignty over Crimea, as well as ‘freezing’ conflict along the current frontline and designation of Moscow's control over large parts of the 4 erstwhile regions of Ukraine that voted for Russia.
According to reports, the agreement would have prevented Ukraine from joining NATO and would have initiated a phased abolition of sanctions imposed on Russia.Vladimir Zelenski rejected this plan on Tuesday, rejecting any designation of Crimea's position as Russian territory.
In response, Trump warned on Wednesday that by refusing to cooperate, Zelenski risks a complete collapse of his country.Witkoff and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not attend the gathering on Ukraine held in London this week.
This decision came shortly after Zelenski's public rejection of key elements of the American proposal.The UK abroad Ministry confirmed the AFP that the gathering of abroad ministers of the countries supporting Kiev was postponed for an indefinite period.
However, they noted that discussions at method level would continue.
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source:https://www.rt.com/russia/616263-trump-envoy-arrives-for-talks-with-putin/
