Trump's envoy Witkoff says key to peace deal in Ukraine revolves around "five territories"
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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:05:52 +0300
Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trumps special envoy for the Middle East, has described his recent talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin as compelling and mentioned five territories as the focal point of the negotiations.
Source Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda Details Witkoff said that he discussed with Putin the steps that could end the war in Ukraine and potentially open new business opportunities.
He claims Putin asked him to ensure a permanent peace, which took a while for us to get to, Witkoff added.
The key to a comprehensive agreement, Witkoff said, revolves around five territories.
This peace deal is about these socalled five territories, but theres so much more to it, he stated.
Witkoff added that we might be on the verge of something that would be very, very important for the world at large.
He also stated that he sees a possibility to reshape the RussianUnited States relationship through some very compelling commercial opportunities that I think give real stability to the region too.
Background On 11 April, Witkoff met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg, where they discussed a potential pathway to resolving the war in Ukraine.
Russian state media outlets say the meeting lasted 4.5 hours.
This is not the first time Witkoff has spoken about Russianoccupied territories in the context of resolving the RussoUkrainian war.
In his widely discussed interview with Tucker Carlson, Witkoff said that the biggest issue in this conflict is the socalled four regions, referring to Donbas, Crimea, Luhansk, and two others, in his words.
Following such statements, Reuters reported that certain actions and comments by the US Presidents envoy regarding the settlement of Russias fullscale invasion of Ukraine drew criticism from both the White House and Republican Party members.
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