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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, December 3 (Xinhua) – During talks in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Steven Witkoff expressed their readiness to continue working together to achieve a long-term peace settlement in Ukraine. This was announced by Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov following the talks on Wednesday. The press service of the Russian president released the corresponding information on the same day.
S. Witkoff's current visit to Russia is his sixth this year. Vladimir Putin last met with him on August 6. He was scheduled to present the peace plan previously agreed upon with Kyiv. The talks on Wednesday lasted approximately five hours. According to Yury Ushakov, the conversation was very useful, constructive, and informative.
"We didn't discuss specific wording or specific American proposals, but rather the essence of what was contained in these American documents," explained Yuri Ushakov, adding that Russia was prepared to agree with some things, while others drew criticism.
"But, most importantly, a very useful discussion took place. The parties expressed their readiness to continue working together to achieve a long-term peaceful settlement in Ukraine," said Yuri Ushakov.
He also stated that territorial issues, without which Russia sees no resolution to the crisis, were specifically discussed during the talks. Speaking about compromises on the territorial issue, Yuri Ushakov noted that "no compromise has yet been found." Work in this area will continue. "Some American proposals appear more or less acceptable and can be discussed," the aide stated. According to him, Russia and the United States agreed not to disclose the substance of the meeting. Moscow received four more documents in addition to US President Donald Trump's initial plan.
"We also discussed the enormous prospects for future economic cooperation between the two countries. It was emphasized that if we truly want to cooperate, and there are enormous opportunities for this, then we need to demonstrate a real commitment to it, both in Moscow and Washington. Overall, it was a very useful and good conversation," noted Yuri Ushakov.
Furthermore, he said, the parties agreed to continue bilateral contacts at the level of representatives and assistants. "As for a possible meeting at the presidential level, that will depend on the progress we can make along this path," explained Yuri Ushakov.
Also present at the talks was Jared Kushner, entrepreneur, investor, and founder of Affinity Partners, who is the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. In addition to Yury Ushakov, Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian President's Special Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries, also participated in the meeting. "Productive," he wrote on the social media site X, posting photos from the meeting.
Immediately after the meeting, S. Whitkoff arrived at the US Embassy in Russia and soon left the diplomatic mission without answering journalists' questions, local media reported. –0–
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