Talks come after Witkoff led US discussions with Ukraine at weekend amid European concerns that Kyiv will be pressured to make concessions to Moscow
US-Russia talks may pile pressure on Kyiv to make concessions, says EU foreign policy chief
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The Kremlin has said Vladimir Putin will meet Steve Witkoff for their talks on Tuesday afternoon. It’s now approaching 9.10am local time in Moscow.
Their meeting would take “in the second half of the day”, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, while refusing to be drawn on Moscow’s red lines, saying megaphone diplomacy was not helpful.
Russian military commanders told Putin in comments reported on Monday that Russian forces had captured the frontline Ukrainian towns of Pokrovsk – a key logistics hub – and Vovchansk and were advancing elsewhere, which the Russian president hailed as successes to enable further gains. Ukrainian officials have made no acknowledgement that either place has fallen into Russian hands.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/dec/02/ukraine-war-live-trump-peace-deal-witkoff-to-meet-putin
Author : Adam Fulton
Publish date : 2025-12-02 06:08:00
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