“My special envoy, Steve Witkoff, just a very fruitful meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Huge progress has been made!” – wrote Trump on his platform Truth Social.
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He also added that after the conversation of Witkoff with Putin, he gave her arrangements to European allies. “Everyone agrees that this war must end and we will work on it in the coming days and weeks” – assured the US president.
Conflicted signals in the matter of Russia. Trump praises progress, but the sanctions are still in the game
As the agency informs Reutersciting a representative of the White House, despite the positive tone of Trump's speech and satisfaction with the conversations with the Kremlin, there is still a plan to apply secondary sanctions for Russia. They are to be announced this Friday and concern entities supporting the Russian economy and the military sector.
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Thus they appear contradictory signals On the side of Trump, who on the one hand declares his will to end the war, on the other – he announces further economic pressure.
Steve Witkoff – advisor and entrepreneur representing Trump in Russia
Steve Witkoff, a well -known American developer and businessman from the real estate industry, is one of the close advisers of Donald Trump. It has no formal position in government structures, but in recent weeks it was indicated as the unofficial Trump communication channel with Moscow.
Witkoff's visit to Russia was not previously announced by the media or the Kremlin. On Wednesday, Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Pieskov, only confirmed that the meeting took place, but he did not provide any details of his course or arrangements.
