Russia-U.S. meeting ends with nations no closer to finding path to peace in Ukraine, Putin aide says

Members of the Russian delegation, led by President Vladimir Putin, attend a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 2.

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  • An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said his nation is no closer to ending the war in Ukraine after an hours-long meeting with U.S. representatives today.
  • Putin’s talks with special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner lasted five hours.
  • Ukraine and its European allies were not involved.
  • The two sides still can’t find a compromise on territorial disputes, which have long been a sticking point, Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said in a briefing after the meeting.
  • Earlier, the Russian president said his country was ready for a war, if Europe wants one.

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  1. Putler will never get Donbas on a silver plate. That would be Ukraine’s end. Maybe Petro can replace Zelensky and kick more ass by also bringing back General Zaluzhny. The best solution i see at the moment.

    • I think I get it. Bring back a president who did nothing in preparing us for war, despite being at war since 2014 and a general that lost the counter offensive that could have cleared the orcs out of Ukraine. All the excuses in world will not excuse such failures.

      • What?! How prepare a non-existing army for a war while it was already rolling??? Petro created the AFU, he pushed back the invaders so much that Europe’s pro-Putler asslickers forced Ukraine into that foul Minsk agreement. When Zaluzhny was in charge Ukraine was not allowed to strike ruSSia and Flamingos were not available either.

  2. 3 out of the 5 in the meeting were businessmen not diplomats, so what did they expect. Out of the 5 hours expelling hot air, I doubt Ukraine got more than 30 minutes. The rest of the meeting would be how they can enrich themselves.

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