A special messenger of the United States in the Middle East, Steve Witkoff in Russia for negotiations with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the third meeting in an attempt to bring the Kremlin to accept a complete ceasefire in Ukraine.
Vitcoff, who forced the Kremlin to accept the truce, was originally found with Putin’s Messenger Kirill Dmityiv. The meeting arises in the context of growing doubts about Putin’s desire to put an end The war, which has held the latter over three years.
On Friday, US President Donald Trump wrote about his social network “Social “Russia must move forward” to end the war, Adding that it is “terrible and pointless.”
Ukraine approved the proposal for the ceasefire to the United States, but Russia effectively blocked it, imposing new conditions.
European governments accused Putin of delaying the situation.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said before the negotiations that “Achievements are not expected”, “, Add that “the process of normalizing relationships is going on.”
“Russia continues to use bilateral conversations with the United States to postpone negotiations about the war in Ukraine, which suggests that The Kremlin remains disinterested in serious peace negotiations To put an end to the war, ”said the institution of studying the war based in Washington, reflection on thoughts, in the assessment made on Thursday.
According to the representative of the State Department Tammy Bruce, Washington is still striving to conclude a peace agreement, despite the fact that he spent four weeks since he submitted his proposals for the ceasefire.
“This The dynamics that will not be resolved militaryly. This is crushing meat, ”Bruce said, adding that“ nothing else can be discussed … while the bombardment and killing of the stop. ”