According to the special envoy, negotiations with representatives of Ukraine lasted dozens of hours, including in Geneva, and covered all possible aspects of the settlement.
“To the Ukrainian people who are here: you have a wonderful team of negotiators. We spent a lot of time together. I don't know how much exactly, but it was probably 100 hours together with Geneva. It's literally so comprehensive. And I think we've boiled it down to one issue, and we've discussed all the options on this issue, which means we're solving it. So if both sides want to resolve this issue, we will resolve it,” Witkoff said.
He stated that Ukraine has a strong and professional negotiating team, and pointed to Budanov’s significant contribution, emphasizing the effectiveness and coherence of the delegation’s actions.
Witkoff said he plans to go with US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner to Moscow to discuss an agreement with Russian representatives, and then to Abu Dhabi, where special groups on security and economic issues will continue to work.
Context
On January 20, Vitkoff and the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, met in Davos with the special envoy of the illegitimate president of the aggressor country of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, Kirill Dmitriev. The latter called the meeting “constructive.”
Witkoff reported that on January 22 plans to meet in Russia with Putin. Also, according to him, Kushner may go to Moscow. He said that the negotiations were initiated by the Russian Federation.
Bloomberg reported that in early January, Putin received, through Dmitriev, a draft “peace plan” to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war, which was agreed upon with Ukraine and Europe.
On January 22, Witkoff said that negotiations to end the war in Ukraine are now in their final stages.
