Posted on 04/11/2025 7:45:52 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
The Trump administration pushed to advance Ukraine peace talks that have stalled in recent weeks, with special envoy Steve Witkoff set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Witkoff, who has previously traveled to Russia twice this year to meet Putin, arrived in St. Petersburg on Friday. He met with a Russian negotiator ahead of his meeting with the Kremlin leader.
Trump has in recent weeks shown frustration with Moscow for delaying peace talks. Ukraine has signaled its willingness to agree to a 30-day cease-fire if Russia reciprocates, as discussed in recent talks with U.S. officials. Russia, though, has rebuffed the cease-fire call and slow-walked talks, playing for time to capitalize on its battlefield advances and secure maximum concessions in negotiations.
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On Friday, Witkoff, who has become a key intermediary in Trump’s attempts to find a settlement of the war, met with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, Russian state news agency TASS reported. Dmitriev, who has emerged as an informal Russian go-between with the U.S., was in Washington last week.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the time Dmitriev was given a message to take back to Putin that the U.S. “needs to know whether you’re serious about peace.”
“We will know from their answers very soon whether they are serious about proceeding with real peace or whether it’s a delay tactic,” Rubio said.
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Russia has to get moving. Too many people ere DYING, thousands a week, in a terrible and senseless war - A war that should have never happened, and wouldn’t have happened, if I were President!!!
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114319592702753512
Russia’s national interest lies in pursuing the war.
Alex Christoforou: "Witoff has met with the Russian president two times and we will have a third time this is a very good sign perhaps Witcoff is going to to accept Istanbul plus June 2024 terms. Maybe that's what we're going to to see."
Easter means Easter, Ivan.
President Trump told Putin to end the war.
Why is Trump working so hard with Ruzzia.
He knows that Peace runs thru Ruzzia, not YouCraynee.
Keep digging, Z...
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently stated that Ukraine will not enter a minerals deal with the United States which threatens its aspirations for European Union membership.”
Ukraine agreed to President Trump’s ceasefire. Putin the Mongol is still playing games.
“Ukraine agreed to President Trump’s ceasefire. Putin the Mongol is still playing games.”
Some people refuse to face reality, but Putin has been through the fake ceasefire exercise with Ukraine before, more than once.
Ukraine agreed to President Trump’s ceasefire. Putin the Mongol is still playing games
Tell your Zelensky. He does not seem to know.
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