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Trump Says 'Great Progress' Made in Putin-Witkoff Talks on Ukraine

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonPresident Donald Trump gestures as he returns to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2
President Donald Trump gestures as he returns to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2 - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.08.2025
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US president Donald Trump said on Wednesday that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "highly productive" meeting resulting in "great progress."
Earlier in the day, Putin held a meeting with Witkoff in the Kremlin. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said that they discussed the Ukrainian crisis and prospects for the possible development of strategic cooperation between the United States and Russia. During the meeting, Russia transmitted signals on the Ukrainian issue and received corresponding signals from the US, he added.
"My Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, just had a highly productive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Great progress was made! Afterwards, I updated some of our European Allies. Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.08.2025
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