Kremlin weighs in as Trump envoy pushes for ceasefire deal
- Putin met Trump's special envoy Witkoff late on Thursday, said Peskov. The timing for Putin's conversation with Trump has not yet been scheduled and will be announced after Witkoff's report to the President of the United States, stated Dmitry Peskov to the TASS agency.
"It is reported that Steve Witkoff has conducted negotiations in Moscow and has left Russia to discuss the results with President Trump. US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said there were grounds for 'cautious optimism.' There have been no official statements from the United States or Russia about the results of negotiations," wrote Anton Gerashchenko, advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, earlier on the X platform.
Putin will speak with Trump
The information about the talks has now been confirmed by the Kremlin spokesperson.
- He (Witkoff - TASS) was received by President Putin late last night and provided additional information to Russia. Putin conveyed information and additional signals to President Trump via Witkoff - stated Dmitry Peskov in response to a question from the TASS agency.
Recordings of a motorcade entering the Kremlin are also appearing online.
Kyiv agreed. The whole world awaits Moscow's move
Steve Witkoff, special representative of Donald Trump, flew to Moscow on Thursday. The goal was to meet with Putin and present him with the agreement reached on Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between the United States and Ukraine. Kyiv - let us remember - accepted the Americans' proposal for a 30-day ceasefire. Now the decision is up to Moscow.
- We urge the Russians to sign on to this plan. This is the closest we have been to peace in this war. We are on the 10-yard line, and President (Trump) hopes the Russians will help us take this into the end zone, said the White House spokesperson during a brief meeting with journalists in Washington at that time.
The details of Witkoff and Putin's meeting and its results remain unknown at this moment.
