This is an important meeting against the background of the White House's efforts to reach an agreement to stop fighting in Ukraine before the end of the year, the newspaper noted.
The decision to send Witkoff, who is conducting talks with Russians and Ukrainians on the American proposal for a peace plan, highlights the US's growing desire to approximate the positions between Kiev and Washington on the terms of the peace plan, the daily believes.
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As reported by “WSJ”, Witkoff is also scheduled to meet with counterparts from France, Great Britain and Germany on Sunday and Monday. The meeting is also to be attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as well as advisers from their countries dealing with the Ukraine issue, the sources said.
A series of meetings, US participation was uncertain
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said he did not know whether Americans would take part in the meeting in Europe on the war in Ukraine scheduled for Saturday. “We don't want to waste a lot of time,” he added.
A source at the Elysée Palace announced on Friday evening that there will be no Saturday meeting in Paris on Ukraine, which was previously reported in the media. According to media reports, the meeting was to be attended by high-ranking representatives of Ukraine, the USA and European countries.
In Berlin, on Friday, the government press service announced that Chancellor Friedrich Merz will meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky on Monday, and the topic of the talks will be the current state of peace negotiations regarding Ukraine. European leaders and representatives of the European Union and NATO are expected to join the talks.
