Putin’s assistant, Trump, Idi’a, said constructive talks in Moscow, says the Russian assistant

The United States envoy Steve Whitchov and Russian President Vladimir Putin held “constructive” talks in Moscow on Friday, which lasted three hours, according to Putin’s assistant.

Yuri Ushakov said that the possibility of resuming Russia and Ukraine resuming direct talks was a special discussion point.

The United States did not issue details about what was discussed during the meeting, but as it happened that US President Donald Trump hinted that the two sides were about to reach a deal.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski urged the allies to exert more pressure on Russia, and to blame Moscow for their failure to agree to the ceasefire formerly submitted by the United States.

The traffic stopped when the caravan of the car that carries and Takouf arrived in central Moscow, where he visited him fourth to Russia since the beginning of the year.

Three -hour conversations were described as “very constructive and useful” by Putin Oshkov assistant.

He said he was close to the positions of “Russian and American between Ukraine, but also in a set of other international issues.”

He added: “Specifically on the Ukrainian crisis, the possibility of resuming direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian actors in particular was discussed.”

Earlier this week, Putin referred for the first time since the early stages of the war He was open to the conversations with Zelinski.

He believes that his statements were in response to a proposal from the Ukrainian president to extend the Easter truce for 30 hours for 30 days. No truce was agreed.

Kiev was at the recipient of Trump’s increasing pressure to accept regional concessions as part of an agreement with Moscow to end the war.

The issue of the occupied Crimea, which was illegally joined by Russia in 2014, became a special flash point.

Zelinski has repeatedly rejected the idea of ​​recognition of the Crimea as part of Russia, and reported on Kiev on Friday: “Our position has not changed – only the Ukrainian people have the right to decide the Ukrainian lands.”

However, in subsequent observations, he suggested discussing “regional issues” if it is agreed to “a full and unconditional ceasefire.”

“The complete and unconditional shooting stop opens the possibility of discussing everything,” he said.

He also pointed to the comments made by Trump in Interview with Time MagazineThe US President said, “Crimea will remain with Russia.”

“What President Trump says is correct, and I agree with him on that day we do not have enough weapons to re -control the Crimea,” Zellinski said.

The peace plan has not been publicly launched in the United States, but reports indicate that it suggests that Russia maintains the land it gained, as it reached about 20 % of Ukraine’s lands – a case of Moscow’s distinction.

According to Reuters news agency, which witnessed the proposals of the United States, which was delivered to European officials last week, as well as subsequent opponents from Europe and Ukraine, there are great differences between them.

The American deal provides American legal acceptance of the illegal annexation of Russia of the Crimea and actual recognition of Russian control over other occupied areas, including all Luhansk.

On the contrary, the Europeans and Ukrainians will only discuss what is happening to the occupied Ukrainian region after the start of the ceasefire.

When the meeting between Witkoff and Putin was taking place, Trump claimed that the talks were going in the right direction.

“They are meeting with Putin at the present time, we are talking, we have a lot of things, and I think we will finish with many good deals, including tariff deals and commercial deals,” he told reporters in the United States.

He said that his goal is that it is a limit to fight in Ukraine, which was allegedly alleged the lives of 5,000 Ukrainians and Russians, adding that he believed that “we are very close” to a peace deal.

But the positions of Russia and Ukraine still seem far apart, with no representative from Ukraine to participate in the talks in Moscow.

Getting on social media on Friday, Zelinski criticized Russia to Failure to agree to a 30 -day ceasefire proposed by the United States on March 11 He urged the allies to exercise more pressure on it.

“45 days have passed since Ukraine agreed to President Trump’s proposal to calm down in the sky and the sea and the confrontation line,” he said. “Russia rejects all this. Without pressure this cannot be resolved. Pressure on Russia is necessary.”

He said that Russia is allowed to import missiles from countries like North Korea, which he said was used after that A deadly missile strike on Kyiv On Thursday, which killed 12 people.

“Insufficient pressure on North Korea and its allies allow them to make such ballistic missiles. The missile that killed Kiev’s residents containing at least 116 pieces imported from other countries, most of them, unfortunately, American companies were made,” Zelinski claimed.

After the attack on Kiev, Trump said he “puts a lot of pressure” on both sides to end the war, and Putin took directly in a post on social media, Say: “Vladimir stopped!”

However, since then, Trump blamed Kiev for the start of the war, and told Time magazine: “I think what caused the start of the war when they started (Ukraine) talking about joining NATO.”

Before the talks between Witkeov and Putin on Friday, a The great Russian general was killed in an attack on a car In the Russian capital. The Kremlin accused Ukraine of responsibility. Kyiv did not comment.

The local ruler said that two people were also killed in a Ukrainian strike in the Russian region of Beljorod. Again, Ukraine did not comment on the claim.