Witkoff urges Putin to resume Ukraine talks
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ghanaiantimes
US envoy Steve Witkoff urged Vladimir Putin to consider resuming US-mediated peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. The move comes as Washington seeks to revive efforts to end the war, according to an account of the meeting in Saint Petersburg published by the Ghanaian Times.
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to consider resuming trilateral talks on the war in Ukraine with Kyiv and Washington during a meeting in Saint Petersburg on 21 October, Reuters reports. Witkoff also asked to discuss new ways to end the conflict.
Putin offered to help US President Donald Trump address US concerns about Iran’s nuclear programme. He also raised the possibility of providing fertiliser to American farmers and expressed a desire to discuss a meeting with Trump in China next month, which could include Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The latest round of US-mediated peace talks took place in February, before the outbreak of the war between the United States, Israel and Iran. Kyiv and Moscow remain far apart on the terms of any potential agreement, while Trump has pressed Ukraine to reach a compromise.
The meeting follows exchanges between Witkoff and Putin after their discussion on Ukraine and the Middle East. On 22 October, Moscow said talks could resume around 10 November in Abu Dhabi, according to an announcement published afterwards.
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