
On april 25, 2025, US envoy Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin. During this, Putin said that he was ready to negotiate with Ukraine.
Russia Ready To Talk With Ukraine
Regarding the years-long Russia-Ukraine war, President Vladimir Putin said that he is ready to negotiate with Ukraine. The Kremlin said on Saturday (April 26, 2025) that russia has expressed its desire to hold peace talks with ukraine without any preconditions. Earlier, Vladimir Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, "During yesterday's conversation with Trump's envoy Witkoff, Vladimir Putin reiterated that russia is ready to resume talks with ukraine without any preconditions." He said that Putin has repeated this many times in the past as well.
Why is donald trump doubting Vladimir Putin
US President donald trump said on friday (April 25, 2025) that an agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war is 'close'. A day after saying this, the Republican leader expressed doubts over Putin's desire to end the war. trump said in a post on the social media platform Truth Social, "There was no reason for Putin to fire missiles at civilian areas, cities, and towns over the past few days." While returning to the US after the funeral of Pope Francis, trump hinted at imposing more sanctions against Russia.
'Will have to deal with it differently'
Donald trump further wrote, "This makes me think that maybe he doesn't want to stop the war, he is just misleading me and he has to deal with it differently through 'banking' or 'secondary sanctions'? A lot of people are dying!!!"