US Envoy Witkoff Describes Moscow-Kiev Talks as Positive
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US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff described talks in Moscow and Kiev as positive, stating he met with Russian President Putin to hear his position and advised Ukrainian President Zelensky's team, aiming to narrow issues and create communication channels for a resolution.
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Why It Matters
The article describes recent diplomatic talks involving the US envoy, Russian President Putin, and Ukrainian President Zelensky, framed as an effort to advance negotiations between Moscow and Kiev.
WASHINGTON, September 6. /TASS/. US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff has described the talks in Moscow and Kiev as positive.
"We came to see [Russian] President [Vladiir] Putin first. We needed to hear where he stood. We had good concrete conversation with him, which we advised President Zelensky and his team about," he told a news conference.
"Both sides have to come to a resolution here, and my job with and Jared's job together is to bring the parties together, to narrow the issues between them, to create good communication channels, and hopefully, we began that process constructively in the last 48 hours, and we're confident that there'll be a good resolution here," he said.
What to Watch
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Follow-up talks will occur to continue narrowing issues between Russia and Ukraine
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What specific issues were discussed in the talks?
- What concrete steps were agreed upon to narrow differences?
- When will follow-up talks occur?
