Putin's adviser assessed the talks between Russia and the US. Surprising words about the relationship with Witkoff


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The question still remains how the results of these consultations will affect the further course of negotiations between Russia and the US and what specific proposals will be submitted to Ukraine as part of the US peace plan.
Meeting of Donald Trump's people with Vladimir Putin. This is how an associate of the President of Russia described it
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and American envoy Steve Witkoff they achieved a kind of understanding that made their discussions “truly friendly” – said Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov on Friday. The meeting took place this week in the Kremlin to discuss the US plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
Ushakov emphasized that the tone of the conversations was “constructive and friendly”. — Putin knows Witkoff well, he met him six times. Their conversations are really friendly. They understand each other without words said a Russian adviser during Putin's visit to India.
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The meeting in Moscow lasted five hours, and Putin himself later described them as “very useful”. Ushakov pointed out that the talks included not only the exchange of views, but also the search for practical solutions to the conflict in Ukraine.
Ushakov stressed that the “friendly nature” of the meetings could send a positive signal for future talks, although details on further actions remain undisclosed. In the Kremlin's opinion the current phase of the dialogue shows that, despite political tensions, it is possible to conduct talks in a constructive tone and aimed at reaching an agreement.
Bloomberg: The US tried to block Europe from using Russia's assets for a loan to Ukraine
European diplomats familiar with the matter maintain that The United States has lobbied several European Union countries in an attempt to block EU plans to use Russia's frozen central bank assets to secure a huge loan to Ukraine. – Bloomberg reported on Friday.
US officials argued to EU countries that these assets were needed to secure a peace agreement between Kiev and Moscow and should not be used to prolong the war. said diplomats who asked not to be named.
The EU this week presented a proposal to use Russia's frozen assets to secure a loan of 90 billion euros to cover Ukraine's economic and military needs over the next two years. There are approximately EUR 210 billion of frozen Russian assets on EU territory.
The U.S. Department of State's press office did not respond to Bloomberg's request for comment.




