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Russian President Putin told our envoy Witkov that Russia is open to unconditional consultations with Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told envoy Steve Witkov that Russia is ready to hold talks with Ukraine “without prerequisites,” the Kremlin said on Saturday.
“In a speech with Trump envoy Witkov yesterday, Vladimir Putin reiterated that Russia is ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine without prerequisites,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
This is in the midst of President Donald Trump’s talks with Rome Ukrainian President Voldimir Zelensky at Pope Francis’ funeral.
In a post about the Truth Society after a discussion with Zelensky, Trump also said Putin “must be dealt with in a different way, either through “banks” or “secondary sanctions.”
He wrote on social media platforms, “… There’s no reason Putin will fire missiles in civilian regions, cities, or towns over the past few days. Maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, I think he just has to beat me and deal with it in a different way through “banks” or “secondary sanctions.” Too many people are almost dying!!!”
Having pledged on the campaign trail to sign a contract between Moscow and Kiev in 24 hours, Trump has failed to make three months to concede in arrests from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Republicans said over the weekend they wanted the peace deal to be hit “this week” “this week,” despite no signs of close agreement to a ceasefire, let alone a broader long-term settlement.
Moscow’s troops account for about a fifth of Ukraine’s territory, and since its invasion in February 2022, tens of thousands have been killed.
