Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 25/04/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for three hours in Moscow to discuss US efforts to end the Ukraine war. Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov described the three-hour meeting as constructive and very useful. Russia and Ukraine have not held direct talks since the early weeks of the war, which started when Putin ordered a full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russia has warned against rushing into a peace settlement. The United States has suggested freezing the front line and accepting Russian control of Crimea. Ukraine has rejected ceding ground to Moscow, and says it will not accept Russian control.
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