Russia open to Ukraine talks without preconditions, Putin tells Trump's envoy Witkoff

Russian leader Vladimir Putin confirmed during a meeting with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for the Middle East, on 25 April that Moscow is prepared to hold talks with Ukraine without preconditions.

Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, citing Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov in a comment to Russian journalists

Quote: "During yesterday's conversation with Trump's envoy Witkoff, Vladimir Putin reiterated that the Russian side is ready to resume the negotiation process with Ukraine without any preconditions."

Details: Peskov claimed that "Putin had said this many times before".

Background: 

• On Friday 25 April, Putin and Witkoff met for the fourth time since the beginning of the year.
• The Kremlin reported that the meeting "allowed for further rapprochement of Russia's and US positions" on a number of issues, and that they also discussed "the possibility of resuming direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian representatives".

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