Russia and Ukraine very close to the agreement

Russia and Ukraine are very close to the deal, US President said on Friday Donald Trumpafter his envoy Steve Witkoff In Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin talked about the possibility of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump thought Friday was “a good day to talk and meet with Russia and Ukraine«. « It is very close to the deal, and we should now meet at a very high level to end it, » he wrote on his social network Truth Social on Friday night.

« They agreed on most points, » he added in a record he published after his arrival in Rome, where he will attend today Funeral of Pope Francis. Trump, who threatened that if there was no progress, the US will not give up from efforts for a peace deal, if there is no progress.

But he is an advisor to the Russian President Yuri Ušakov Before that, Friday’s meeting of Witkoff and Putin described as constructive, including a debate on the possibility of direct negotiations between Kiev and Moscow. He added that the meeting brought together the US and Russia’s views on Ukraine.

Trump is pushing for Ukraine and Russia to conclude an agreement on the end of the war, triggered by Russia in 2022 by aggression.

Washington did not officially reveal the details of his plan for the end of the war in Ukraine, but the US should propose to freeze the front line and recognition of the Russian control over the Crimean peninsula occupied by Russia in 2014.

In an interview with Time magazine this week, Trump expressed his belief that Crimea would remain in Russian hands.

Ukrainian President Volodimir Green said that Kyiv did not intend to negotiate Crimea, which is the Ukrainian territory. On Friday, he advocated a sharp pressure on Russia to accept an unconditional fire.

Trump and Green met before the Pope’s funeral

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, who attend the funeral of the pope Francisthey met today before the funeral ceremony, said a spokesman for the greenery Sergei Nikiforov. The White House confirmed the meeting and labeled it very productive.

« President Trump and President Zelenski met privately and had a very productive conversation, » the White House spokesman said Steven Cheung He added that more details of the meeting will follow.

Vatican sources They told Sky News that the presidents had agreed to meet even after the funeral. Trump arrived in Rome on Friday night and green this morning.