Exclusive: Trump Envoys Find Putin Still Unwilling to Compromise on Ukraine
- US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, Sept. 5, before traveling to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, Sept. 6.
- Special envoy Witkoff has met Putin approximately eight times during US peace efforts and defended maintaining direct contact, arguing that resolving conflict requires narrowing communication gaps between both sides.
- At a press conference Sunday, Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon challenged Witkoff on meeting a leader accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, though Witkoff did not answer directly.
- Zelensky described his discussions with the envoys as "very substantial" and stated Ukraine is prepared to move toward trilateral negotiations involving Kyiv, Washington, and Moscow.
- Despite Witkoff claiming they "have always received respect from President Putin," critics note these meetings have not halted Russian strikes, which have continued since January 2025.
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Vladimir Putin does not seem willing to give up Russia's military objectives in Ukraine, despite the resumption of diplomatic contacts with the Trump administration. The talks held in Kremlin with U.S. emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were not successful, according to people close to the negotiations. Article The Kremlin negotiations with Trump's emissaries failed! Putin does not give up the war in Ukraine first appears on Romania TV.
After the meetings of their emissaries with Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, the United States wants to relaunch negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. According to Elysée,...
There is no end in sight to Russia's war in Ukraine. That much is clear after Donald Trump's envoys held talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev over the weekend. The US has continued to refrain from putting pressure on Russia. Putin has not backed down on a single point either.
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Vladimir Putin's Kremlin has offered a rare positive assessment of Donald Trump's Ukraine diplomacy after U.S. envoys shuttled between Moscow and Kyiv. Dmitry Peskov called the meetings “one small step towards peace,” praised Trump's efforts and opened the door to renewed trilateral talks. Steve Witkoff, meanwhile, said Washington made “a lot of progress” with Putin and heard “new ideas,” while Jared Kushner revealed discussions over what Russia…
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