Ukraine Needs Witkoff’s Sickly Sweet Nothings to Putin
Summary
President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin to discuss peace efforts in the Ukraine-Russia war. The talks led to a temporary pause in attacks around Kyiv but did not produce a broader peace deal.Key Facts
- Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner spent three hours in talks with Putin at the Kremlin.
- Putin ordered Russian forces to stop attacks near Kyiv for three days during the envoys’ visit; Ukraine agreed not to strike Moscow.
- This temporary pause helped civilians in Kyiv by reducing missile and drone attacks, although fighting continued elsewhere.
- Ukraine faces increasing attacks from Russia using faster, jet-powered drones, which are harder to stop.
- Ukraine is working on new air defense systems with 67 companies involved but hopes that diplomacy will reduce the fighting.
- Russian officials said the talks were "frank" but Putin insisted on conditions including Ukraine withdrawing from several regions, neutrality, and demilitarization.
- No new peace agreement was reached in this meeting; Russia continues to push for its demands.
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