Washington (USA), Oct. 21 (LaPresse) – White House envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg today and present him with an updated proposal to end the war in Ukraine. Axios reports this, citing a US official, adding that Jared Kushner, son-in-law and adviser to President Donald Trump, will participate in the meeting remotely. The White House, the outlet notes, hopes Putin will show greater willingness to compromise after Trump agreed to lift sanctions on Russian diesel sales and adopted other measures welcomed by Moscow. Witkoff will arrive in Russia after a day of talks in Oslo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the leaders of Norway and Finland, and representatives of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, the European Union and NATO. Zelensky said the next step should be a trilateral meeting between himself, Putin and Trump, a format Russia has so far rejected. The United States hopes the new proposal can “create a path toward direct trilateral negotiations and broader multilateral talks,” a US official said. The Oslo talks focused on developing a joint proposal for a framework agreement aimed at ending the war. According to the US official, Ukraine “presented new ideas and proposals, which were discussed in detail.” The parties, the official added, made “significant progress” and achieved “strong operational alignment” on the next steps.
Ukraine, Axios: “Witkoff to meet Putin with new proposal to end war”
Washington (USA), Oct. 21 (LaPresse) – White House envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg today and present him with an updated proposal to end the war in Ukraine. Axios reports this, citing a US official, adding that Jared Kushner, son-in-law and adviser to President Donald Trump, will participate in the meeting remotely. The White House, the outlet notes, hopes Putin will show greater willingness to compromise after Trump agreed to lift sanctions on Russian diesel sales and adopted other measures welcomed by Moscow. Witkoff will arrive in Russia after a day of talks in Oslo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the leaders of Norway and Finland, and representatives of France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, the European Union and NATO. Zelensky said the next step should be a trilateral meeting between himself, Putin and Trump, a format Russia has so far rejected. The United States hopes the new proposal can “create a path toward direct trilateral negotiations and broader multilateral talks,” a US official said. The Oslo talks focused on developing a joint proposal for a framework agreement aimed at ending the war. According to the US official, Ukraine “presented new ideas and proposals, which were discussed in detail.” The parties, the official added, made “significant progress” and achieved “strong operational alignment” on the next steps.