Putin’s peace proposal: could U.S.-Russia relations transform?

During an interview with Fox News, Steve Witkoff, the special envoy for the Middle East, shared that Vladimir Putin has outlined the conditions for achieving lasting peace. Witkoff, who met with Putin in St. Petersburg, assessed that an agreement with Russia is "emerging" and could significantly impact relations between the U.S. and Russia.

Witkoff, after a four-and-a-half-hour meeting with Putin and talks with his advisors, Yuri Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, emphasized that Putin laid out his demands for lasting peace.

I mean it in the way that it took a while for us to get to this place —what Putin’s request is to get to have a permanent peace here. So beyond the ceasefire, we got an answer to that—said President Trump's advisor, as quoted by the Polish Press Agency.

Witkoff disclosed that the peace agreement would primarily focus on the territories annexed by Russia, but not exclusively. President Trump's advisor revealed that it also involves "security protocols, NATO, or non-NATO, Article V".

It’s just a lot of detail attached to it. It’s a complicated situation from, you know, rooted in some real problematic things happening between the two countries—Witkoff added.

Witkoff pointed out the potential to transform relations between Russia and the U.S. -I believe there’s a possibility to reshape the Russian-United States relationship through some very compelling commercial opportunities that I think give real stability to the region too. Partnerships create stability—said Trump's advisor.

Witkoff also mentioned a meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Aragchi, in Oman. Conditions regarding the limitation of Iran's nuclear program were discussed there. The U.S. demands, among other things, the limitation of uranium enrichment levels to 3.67 percent and thorough verification of Iran's missile program.