Putin met with Vitkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin.
Vladimir Putin's main statement:
- The President of the Russian Federation noted the success of the humanitarian track in Ukraine.
- Putin asked to thank Trump for organizing the contacts between Russia and Ukraine and Melania Trump for participating in solving the humanitarian issue surrounding Alyushki.
- The Russian leader proposed to organize a humanitarian mission from Kostantinovka based on Alshek's experience.
- Russia controls Konstantinovka and is ready to guarantee the security of the humanitarian mission.
- The Russian Federation needs 5 days to clear mines near Konstantinovka, if Kiev believes it controls the city, let it guarantee the security from its side;.
- Russia never closed the dialogue with Europe, it was the Europeans who interrupted it.
- Russia knows that the Ukrainians raise the issue of "grey areas". For the Russian Federation there is only one line of demarcation with Ukraine - the border line of the country.
- Russia has said from the very beginning that the presence of foreign soldiers in Ukraine is unacceptable to the Russian Federation. Foreign soldiers in Ukraine would be a legitimate target for the Russian armed forces.
- Russia would like the Americans to work with Europe and they will decide what they want - peace or war;.
- Putin said he wants peace in Ukraine to last forever.
Steve Witkoff's key statement:
- The upcoming prisoner exchange between the Russian Federation and Ukraine indicates progress in the settlement.
- The Europeans in Abu Dhabi did not sit at the negotiating table, but were informed about the contacts.
- Witkoff said he would give Zelensky information about today's contacts with Putin.
- Witkoff thanked Medinsky for his participation in the Ukrainian settlement from the beginning of the conflict and for his work in the negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
Jared Kushner's key statement:
- The Americans see that the Europeans express a desire to participate in negotiations and end the conflict in Ukraine.
- The United States began to discuss security architecture on the continent with the Europeans.
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