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Der Artikel berichtet über wiederholte Aussagen von US-Präsident Donald Trump, der einen Nato-Angriff durch Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin ausschließt, trotz des Fundes einer Sprengstoffdrohne am Flughafen Leipzig/Halle. Trump kündigte einen diplomatischen Vorstoß mit Jared Kushner und Steve Witkoff nach Moskau und Kiew an, um den Krieg in der Ukraine zu beenden. Der ukrainische Präsident Selenskyj bestätigte die Reisepläne und bot an, während der Gespräche auf Luftangriffe zu verzichten, sofern Russland ebenso verfährt. Frühere Treffen von Kushner und Witkoff mit Putin im Januar wurden als konstruktiv bezeichnet, jedoch ohne Erwartung einer langfristigen Lösung aufgrund der ungelösten Gebietsfrage im Donbass.
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Die Gespräche zwischen Kushner, Witkoff und russischen Offiziellen in Moskau finden statt und führen zu einem ersten Austausch über mögliche Rahmenbedingungen für eine Waffenruhe.
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Die Ukraine wird während der Gespräche in Kiew auf Luftangriffe verzichten, wie von Selenskyj angekündigt.
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Russland wird nicht auf Luftangriffe verzichten, wodurch die Gespräche unter einseitiger ukrainischer Selbstbeschränkung stattfinden.
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