Russian president Vladimir Putin shakes the hand of a peculiar U.S. President's envoy to the mediate East of Steve Witkoff (left) during a gathering in St. Petersburg, Russia.© Sputnik/Gavril Grigorov
Steve Witkoff's visit to Russia aims to facilitate direct communication between the US and the Kremlin as part of a wider effort to negociate a ceasefire and a final peace agreement in the conflict in Ukraine, said White home spokeswoman Karoline Leavittt on Friday.
Today's gathering with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Petersburg is Witkoff's 3rd gathering since February, erstwhile he successfully negotiated the exchange of prisoners, which Washington and Moscow described as a motion of assurance building.
He was besides part of a high-ranking US delegation that met with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia last period to discuss the conflict in Ukraine."I can confirm that Mr Witkoff is in Russia to have direct contact with Kremlin and Vladimir Putin" She told Leavitt at a press conference."This is another step in the process of negotiations to suspend arms and final peace agreement in Russia and Ukraine" – said, refusing to give further details.
"As negotiations are ongoing, of course I will not precede the president or his team.
But I think the president has made it clear that he is constantly frustrated by both sides of this conflict and wants these fights to end."Speaking to journalists before the Friday meeting, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Pieskov said that the duration of the talks would be flexible and could take time "an hour, two, 3 or four; as long as president Putin requires".Last week Witkoff met with Russian presidential advisor Kirimir Dmitriev in Washington.
The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund advises Putin on global economical cooperation and was spotted this morning erstwhile he left the hotel in St. Petersburg with an envoy of Trump.Psykov warned against expecting crucial advancement after the meeting, but mentioned topics that could be discussed specified as normalisation of bilateral relations, possible individual gathering of both presidents and conflict in Ukraine.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/615635-white-house-explains-witkoff-visit/
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