US Prez Trump’s envoy Putin on negotiations on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine | World News

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss the conflict in Ukraine. On Friday, according to Al Jazeera, Putin was on display on state television, greeting St. Petersburg’s Presidential Library at the beginning of the negotiations, and their talks lasted for more than four hours. The Kremlin said the meeting “focused on all aspects of Ukrainian settlements” but did not elaborate.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin and Witkoff may discuss the possibility of Russian leaders facing Trump.
According to Al Jazeera, Vitkov is now a key figure in the tete-a tete-a-Tete between Moscow and Washington in the discussion of potential Russian joint investments in the Arctic and Russian rare earths.

Negotiations took place as the United States continued its efforts to promote a ceasefire agreement to end the conflict, which stagnated in negotiations on transaction conditions. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Friday (local time) that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is currently in direct negotiations with the Kremlin and Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an effort to reach a ceasefire agreement for the Ukrainian conflict.

At the press conference, Levitt said it was a step towards a negotiation process toward a ceasefire and a “final peace agreement.”
She added that U.S. President Donald Trump “is frustrated with both sides of the conflict, which shows the administration’s intention to play a more active role in peace talks.

Putin and Trump have been speaking over the phone, but have not met in person since the U.S. leader returned to the White House for a second four-year term in January. Trump has been urging Moscow and Kiev to reach a consensus on a ceasefire agreement, but despite several rounds of negotiations between Russian and U.S. officials, it has failed to withdraw any major offers from the Kremlin.