"Trump told reporters in the White House Oval Office on Wednesday that Witkoff and Kushner had "a reasonably good" meeting with Putin, but later said the discussions were "very good". Their impression was that Putin would "like to see the war ended ... their impression was very strongly that he wants to make a deal," Trump said, but stressed he didn't know if a deal was possible."
"State of play: Witkoff and Kushner called Trump from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow on Tuesday night to brief him on the meeting with Putin. Witkoff spoke to Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky's national security adviser Rustem Umerov on Wednesday and briefed him on the talks with Putin, Ukrainian officials said. "We're preparing meetings in the U.S. and Rustem Umerov will continue discussions with envoys of President Trump," Zelensky said on Wednesday. "A dignified peace is only possible if Ukraine's interests are taken into account. Current diplomatic activity in negotiations must be backed by pressure on Russia.""
Witkoff and Kushner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow and reported back to President Trump that the talks were "reasonably good" and later "very good." Their impression was that Putin would like to see the war ended and appeared strongly inclined to make a deal, though uncertainty remained about whether a deal was possible. The envoys phoned Trump from the U.S. Embassy to brief him. Witkoff also spoke with Ukraine's national security adviser Rustem Umerov, who is expected to travel to Miami to continue negotiations. Ukraine states any dignified peace must account for its interests and be backed by pressure on Russia.
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