Doesn’t this sound liike a rerun of the last round of Hamas Hokey Pokey? Announce agreement to terms not offered, claim to have made concessions, and then blame the Israelis when the deal doesn’t exist? That’s what it’s all about: The agreement includes the release of “ten Israeli captives and a number of bodies, in...
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin had “constructive” talks in Moscow on Friday lasting three hours, according to an aide of Putin’s. Yuri Ushakov said the possibility of Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks was a particular point of discussion. The US has not released details of what was discussed during the...
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US special envoy Steve Witkoff of “disseminating Russian narratives” after he appeared to suggest that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine hinged on the status of five Ukrainian regions. After holding a five-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Witkoff told Fox News that a deal...
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin on Friday as Donald Trump urged the Russian president to “get moving” on a ceasefire in Ukraine. It will be Witkoff’s third meeting with Putin this year, during which the US has failed to get Russia to agree to a full ceasefire with Ukraine. Trump has previously...