We will try to persuade Zelenskyy to follow one path towards ending war – Witkoff at meeting with Putin
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff told Putin during their conversation that he would try to persuade Zelenskyy of the need to choose one of the proposed paths to bring the war to a successful conclusion.
Russian media quoted him as saying this, Censor.NET reports.
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"As I have already said, after this meeting we will meet with President Zelenskyy, brief him on the results we have managed to achieve during this meeting, and also try to persuade him that we need to follow one of the chosen paths to bring this conflict to a successful conclusion," he said.
Witkoff said that after his visit to Russia, he would travel to Ireland, where a meeting with Zelenskyy is scheduled.
"This is also a very important meeting. We will convey to Mr Zelenskyy the results we have managed to achieve during today’s meeting. We also hope that, perhaps even immediately after today’s meeting here concludes, we will be able to officially announce plans for the next meeting within the framework of the trilateral talks," Trump’s special envoy added.
He also said 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 expressed that desire, but we have not yet fully worked out all the steps that will need to be taken to bring the conflict to a successful conclusion.
I very much hope that today, during our meeting, we will be able to discuss some approaches and opportunities for settling this conflict and bringing it to a definitive end. I hope that during today’s discussion we will be able to consider the paths we could follow to bring this conflict to a successful conclusion," he added.
