Trump’s special representative Steve Witkoff, during a conversation with Putin, said that he would try to convince Zelensky of the need to choose one of the proposed paths to successfully end the war.

He is quoted by Russian media, reports Censor.NET .

“As I said, after this meeting we will meet with President Zelensky, inform him of the results we managed to achieve during this meeting, and also try to convince him that it is necessary to move along one of the chosen paths to successfully end this conflict,” he said.

Witkoff said that after his visit to Russia, he will travel to Ireland, where he is scheduled to meet with Zelensky.

“This is also a very important meeting. We will convey to Mr. Zelensky the results that we managed to achieve during today’s meeting. We also hope that, perhaps even immediately after today’s meeting ends, we will be able to officially announce the planning of the next meeting within the framework of the trilateral negotiations,” Trump’s special representative added.

He also stated that during the talks in Abu Dhabi, “representatives of the Russian, Ukrainian and European delegations agreed that they would all like to see an end to this armed conflict.”

“Everyone has expressed this desire, but we have not yet fully worked out all the steps that will need to be taken to successfully end the conflict.

“I really hope that today during our meeting we will be able to discuss some approaches, possibilities for resolving this conflict and its final conclusion. I hope that within the framework of today’s discussion we will be able to consider the ways in which we could move towards a successful conclusion to this conflict,” he added. Джерело: https://censor.net/ua/n4033414

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