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Trump and Putin to speak this week on ceasefire proposal, envoy says [View all]
Source: Axios
4 hours ago
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely speak this week as part of Trump's push to reach a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, White House envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday.
Why it matters: Witkoff met the Russian president for several hours on Thursday. While Ukraine agreed to Trump's ceasefire proposal, Putin refused to accept it unconditionally.
Driving the news: In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Witkoff described his four-hour meeting with Putin as "positive" and added the discussion was "solutions-based".
He claimed Putin accepts "Trump's philosophy" of ending the war with Ukraine. "The two sides are a lot closer today than they were a few weeks ago. We narrowed the differences," Witkoff said.
Behind the scenes: Witkoff said Trump is personally involved in the diplomatic efforts with Russia and Ukraine.
He said he briefed Trump from the U.S. embassy in Moscow right after the meeting with Putin. Witkoff said Trump held a meeting with his senior advisers on Saturday about the efforts to reach a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and more discussions are expected to take place today in order to " narrow the differences even further." "We hope to see a ceasefire within weeks," Witkoff said.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/03/16/putin-trump-call-ukraine-ceasefire-plan
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