American emissary Steve Witkoff, expected for the fourth time in Moscow as Trump insists on a quick agreement with Russia

US emissary Steve Witkoff is expected this week in Moscow, a high -ranking counselor from Kremlin, Iuri Usakov, quoted by the Russian state press, said on Tuesday. This will be Witkoff's fourth visit to Russia since President Donald Trump's return to the White House three months ago, AFP reports.

The visit takes place in the context in which Donald Trump is trying to get an agreement to put an end to the Ukraine war, which has been lasting for more than three years. In the election campaign, Trump claimed that he can mediate an agreement between Moscow and Kiev in just 24 hours. Since his return to the White House, three months ago, he failed to obtain concessions from Vladimir Putin regarding the stop of the Russian offensive.

At the end of last week, Trump said he hopes that a peace agreement will be concluded “this week”, although there are no indications that the two parties would be almost at least by one armistice, the less than a broader understanding.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said on Tuesday that the problem is “too complex” to be quickly resolved and warned that no strict terms should be set. “It takes a viable solution, not a hurry,” Peskov said.

After rejecting a US and Ukraine offer last month for a total and unconditional armistice, Putin unexpectedly announced a Easter armistice over the weekend.

The battles were reduced during the 30 hours, but Russia resumed attacks on residential areas Monday and Tuesday, according to Ukrainian authorities.

Kiev and his allies rejected the armistice, cataloging him as an image action.

“The Easter armistice, which he announced somewhat unexpectedly, was a marketing operation, an attempt to conquer sympathy, meant to prevent President Trump from becoming impatient and angry,” said French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, at the post of Radio Franceinfo.

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Ukraine's allies are about to meet in London on Wednesday, a high -ranking official from Kiev told AFP. According to him, the discussions will focus on defining an eventual agreement that can be supported by all parties involved.

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski said that the “main priority” of the Ukrainian delegation will be to obtain an “unconditional armistice”.

On Sunday, Zelenski proposed Russia to reduce the rocket and drone attacks by civil infrastructure by at least 30 days. Putin said he would “analyze” the proposal, but questioned her applicability, accusing Kiev of using the civil infrastructure for military purposes.

Peskov said on Tuesday that Putin is willing to discuss this issue, but there are no concrete plans for dialogue with the Ukrainian side. “It is necessary to establish under what conditions an infrastructure is truly civil and when it becomes a military target,” said the spokesman of the Russian President.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian utilities reported new Russian attacks on Tuesday on residential areas. Three people were killed and two other injured in the city of Myrnograd, eastern Ukraine, following a drone attack. In Zaporojie, one person died and another 23 were injured after two guided air bombs hit the city, according to the governor of the region, Ivan Fedorov.

Images published by the Ukrainian emergency services show the exterior walls of a destroyed block and a wounded man, lying on a tar, with head bandages and arms.

Another six people were injured in Herson and seven at Kharkov, according to local authorities.

The Russian army announced on Tuesday that it had captured a village in the Donetk region, where it continues its offensive.

It follows the latest developments in the 1154th day of the LiveText Ukraine on Hotnews.ro.