Putin's meeting with Witkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin: key points.
Vladimir Putin:
Mention the success in the humanitarian track in Ukraine.
He was asked to thank Trump for organizing the contacts between Russia and Ukraine and Melania Trump for participating in the resolution of the humanitarian issue surrounding Aleshki.
said he wanted peace in Ukraine to last forever;.
proposed to organize a humanitarian mission from Kostantinovka based on Aleshki's experience;.
Russia controls Konstantinovka and is ready to guarantee the security of the humanitarian mission.
Russia needs 5 days to clear mines near Konstantinovka, if Kiev believes it controls the city, let it guarantee the security from its side;.
He emphasized that 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 beginning that the presence of foreign troops 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 would decide what they want - peace or war;.
Steve Witkoff:
said he would provide Zelensky with information about today's contacts with Putin;.
He thanked Kremlin aide Medinsky for his participation in the Ukrainian settlement from the beginning of the conflict and for his work in negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
The upcoming prisoner exchange between the Russian Federation and Ukraine indicates progress in the settlement.
The Europeans in Abu Dhabi were not at the negotiating table, but were informed of the contacts.
Jared Kushner: