On February 11, Trump’s special envoy in the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, went to Moscow and spent three-half hours in Putin.
No official account of their meeting. Witkong traveled to Russia to help release Marc Fogel, an American teacher made for three and a half years for a minor medical cannabis infaction.
In a CBS News Talk, Witkoff, a New York real estate developer and a Trump’s friend, called his hours Meeting Putin is a “trust trust” task from the American President. He said he was the only official US officially attended the meeting and carried a message for Putin from Trump. Witkoff also said that Russian leader “had something for me to send back to the President,” but didn’t say what that was.
The next day, Trump wrote the social social he said to Putin and them “agreed that our respective teams began to negotiate.”
“We agreed to work together, very close, including visiting each of each other’s countries,” he added.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later said that during the 90-minute call Putin had a “willingness to receive American officials, including areas of settlement in Ukrainian.”
On February 13, Trump announced a list of diplomats to attend Russian talks. Witkoff, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and National Security Michael Waltz are on the team led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Kellogg is not on the list. A second US officer tells NBC News on time that Decision holds him.
A representative for WITKOFF Refused to comment when Trump discussed Kellogg’s participation from Russian President talks on February 1.
When asked last week when Russian officials asked Kellogg not included in high-level talks, foratian Ministry Ministry Meria Zakharova It said to the American leaders to “heal their delegation” and the diplomats of his country have a “great experience to deal with different messengers.”
Andrei Fedorov, the former representative foreign minister of Russia continues to close relationship with Kremlin, telling news that Kellogg is to negotiate “because his position in the talks in Ukraine.
Russia wants Kyiv’s forces to withdraw from Ukrainian regions where there is still a fight, including Southern Kherson and Zaporizizhia The administrative regions known as the Oblast, Fedorov, said.
Russia illegally captured regions, with Donetsk and Lahansk, on September 2022.
Little said about the Ukrainian war after Rubio and his team met with Russian officials in Riyadh, on February 18Although state secretary announces that countries have agreed to restore the Embassy Staff.
Since Trump played hardball To Ukrainian president Volangmyr ZelenskyyWith relationships to reach a low point after their unique Oval Spat office on February 28. The US later puts a stopping in Ukraine’s asset.
It took it on Tuesday after a delegation in Ukraine agreed to a proposal for a 30-day interim stop-arabia meeting with Rubio and his team
Kellogg is not.
On Thursday, Trump sent Witkoff to Russia again.
Shortly after his arrival, Putin told a news conference that he agreed “in suggestions to stop battles,” but there are issues that need to be discussed. He added that he should “have a phone call with Trump.”
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