Trump announced plans to meet with both Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy. This follows a productive meeting between Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Putin, aimed at addressing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Trump expressed frustration over the lack of peace progress, threatening new sanctions if Russia does not comply. Despite positive discussions, Trump confirmed that secondary sanctions on countries dealing with Russia would be implemented. Ukrainian President Zelenskiy noted that pressure has influenced Russia's position regarding the war.
My Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, just had a highly productive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Great progress was made! "Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come." - Donald Trump
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said the two sides had exchanged "signals" on the Ukraine issue and discussed the possibility of developing strategic cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
A White House official stated that while the meeting had gone well and Moscow was eager to continue engaging with the United States, secondary sanctions that Trump has threatened against countries doing business with Russia were still expected to be implemented on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he believed pressure had worked on Russia and Moscow was now more...
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