"We are encouraged": US negotiator sees Russia working towards peace in Ukraine after meeting Putin's envoy
US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff has described meetings in the United States with Kirill Dmitriev, Russian leader Vladimir Putin's special envoy, as "productive and constructive".
Source: Witkoff on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Quote: "Today in Florida, the Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev held productive and constructive meetings as part of the US mediation effort toward advancing a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict."
Details: Witkoff said he was joined in the US delegation by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and White House Senior Adviser Josh Gruenbaum.
"We are encouraged by this meeting that Russia is working towards securing peace in Ukraine and is grateful for Trump's critical leadership in seeking a durable and lasting peace," Witkoff wrote.
Background:
- US State Secretary Marco Rubio has said that Witkoff and Kushner will not be attending, but there "might be" a US presence.
- On 30 January, Trump once again said he sees a chance for successful negotiations to end the Russo-Ukrainian war.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Trump had personally asked Putin to pause strikes on Kyiv and would comply with it until 1 February. Trump said he had requested a one-week pause but did not specify when it would begin.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia has almost entirely refrained from attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure since the start of 30 January.
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