Special Envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff will resign as head of the negotiating team with russia. It was reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Ahead of the meeting in Budapest, the United States, seeking to lay the groundwork for a future agreement, plans to hold more talks with Russia at a lower level than it did before the meeting in Alaska. According to sources, this time the American side will be led not by Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, but by another person who will coordinate the preparations and the negotiation process.
So, on the eve of the Alaska summit, the media reported that putin had allegedly agreed to withdraw troops from Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Regions in exchange for Donetsk. Later, it was reported that Witkoff misunderstood the russian leader and his conditions remained tough.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will now lead the negotiating team with russia. It is also noted that the replacement of special envoy Steve Witkoff was positively received by Ukrainian and European officials.
It is reported that the United States and russia are planning to hold a summit of leaders in Budapest in the coming weeks to discuss possible ways to end the war in Ukraine. Preparations for this important meeting will be led for the first time by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who will coordinate all diplomatic details and negotiations.
Trump said that in the next two weeks, the US will hold meetings with russia with the participation of Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
"Pretty quick. Marco Rubio will meet with his counterpart Lavrov, the time and place will be set shortly," Trump said, referring to the preparation of the meeting with putin.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, Trump joked about a five-hour meeting between putin and Vitkoff.
As reported earlier, Zelenskyy was surprised by the conversation between putin and Trump and their meeting in Budapest.
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