The meeting between Putin, Vitkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin is complete. Putin said during the negotiations that he wants the peace in Ukraine to be eternal.
The motorcade of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner has already left the Kremlin - the meeting lasted about two and a half hours.
The parties discussed the negotiations that took place in Abu Dhabi and the humanitarian mission in Alsheki, as well as the possible existence of a similar mission in Konstantinovka. Putin said that Russia is ready to guarantee security - the Russian Federation, according to him, needs five days to clear the territory near Konstantinovka.
Also during the negotiations, Putin noted that territorial issues are raised on both sides, but for Russia, he said, "the people who live there are more important."
Tradition, culture, the right to live by your own rules, according to your traditional values. We know that the Ukrainian side raises issues of gray areas. And that, as I already said, will always be a bone of contention. As far as we are concerned, there is only one dividing line - the state border line. Because then it will be clear and obvious - here you are, here we are. Once we are involved in discussions about gray areas, they are understood in different ways. Disputes and instability of any agreement begin immediately.
- said Vladimir Putin at the meeting.
Steve Witkoff stated that he would try to convince Vladimir Zelensky of the need to follow one of the chosen ways to end the conflict.
As I have already said, after this meeting we will meet with President Zelensky, we will inform him of the results we were able to achieve within the framework of this meeting, and we will also try to convince him that we must follow one of the chosen paths in order to successfully end this conflict.
- Interfax quotes Witkoff.
Witkoff also believes that the negotiating teams are "making progress in resolving the conflict" in Ukraine.
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