Towards an end of hostilities? Donald Trump’s emissary Steve Witkoff said on Monday, April 14, that Vladimir Putin wanted a “Sustainable peace” in Ukraine. The US president’s special envoy met Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg this Friday, April 11. “We may be about to get something very, very important for the whole world”he assured in an interview with the Fox News channel.
Since arriving at the White House, Donald Trump has aims to end the war in Ukraine as quickly as possible. For this, he broke the diplomatic isolation imposed by Westerners on his Russian counterpart. Its administration has organized separate talks with senior Russian and Ukrainian officials for several weeks.
A peace agreement is “emerging”
Diplomatic negotiations are extended for the moment without determining concessions from Moscow. kyiv and some Western capitals accuse Russia of dragging discussions on purpose.
The third meeting between Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin last Friday lasted more than 4 hours. According to the American emissary, it turned out “Convincing” since a peace agreement is “Emerging”. Donald Trump’s special envoy also suggested that “Trade opportunities” between the United States and Russia were part of the negotiations and could “Bring real stability to the region”.
The other emissary of the American president in Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg, suggested a division of Ukraine in “Liability areas”like the German capital after the war. Post-conflict Ukraine could resemble the “Berlin according to the Second World War” With a presence of both European and Russian forces, separated by the Dniepr river, he proposed in an interview with Time April 12.
