The crucial meeting between Russian President Putin and US President Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and the US President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, ended in a deadlock. Although the atmosphere was good, it became clear that there was a difference of opinion. The meeting lasted 5 hours, but the Americans ultimately presented 5 plans: the initial 28-point US proposal and 4 other plans.
The Russian side demanded three prerequisites: the surrender of all of Donbass (which Ukraine has refused), the reduction of Ukrainian troops (which Ukraine has refused), and international recognition of all territories seized by Russia (which Europe has refused).
Before the 5-hour meeting, Russian President Putin sent a loud message to Europe: Russia is not threatening Europe, but if Europe decides to go to war with Russia, the Russian army will end that war very quickly. Russia is ready for this war now. He also clarified that Ukraine will either surrender Donbass in 2025 or surrender Odesa in 2026.
At the same time, NATO responded through anonymity: "Russia does not have a capable army to defeat NATO," the anonymous NATO official stressed. NATO is now a troupe of cowards who know they were defeated in Ukraine and are desperately looking to raise their sagging morale with plans to attack Russia in 2030, which is to say, with no seriousness whatsoever.
Russia will not make concessions on three points of the Trump peace plan
Russia will not make concessions on three points of US President Trump's peace plan, NBC News reports.
It is noted that the first point concerns the territory of Donbass. Russia demands the immediate surrender of all territories. Russia already controls 100% of Luhansk and 81% of Donetsk, and Russia is asking for the surrender of the remaining 19% of Donetsk.
The second point is the limitation of the number of Ukraine's armed forces. Russia has requested a 50% reduction from 900,000 to 500,000.
The third point is the recognition of the territories—Donbass and Crimea—held by the Russian army as Russian territories by the United States and Europe.
Russia received 5 differing plans in 5 hours
The meeting between Russian President Putin, US President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff, and the US President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in the Kremlin concluded after nearly five hours, according to the Kremlin website.
Kirill Dmitriev, Special Presidential Representative for Investments and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries, and Yuri Ushakov, Assistant to the President, also participated in the negotiations on the Russian side.
Yuri Ushakov said that the negotiators discussed various plans for resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Specifically, he clarified that Russia received four more documents in addition to Trump's original 28-point plan for a settlement in Ukraine.
There was a 27-point document and then 4 more documents, peace plans
There was one document that contained 27 points. "It was handed to us, and of course, we examined it. However, we did not work on the wording, and there were no discussions with our American colleagues about it," Yuri Ushakov stressed.
Subsequently, according to Yuri Ushakov, Russia received four more documents, which were discussed in a meeting between the Russian leader, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner.
They discussed generally, not specifically
However, Yuri Ushakov revealed that the essence of the American plan was discussed, not specific proposals.
The parties realize "significant prospects for cooperation," the official noted. The territorial issue was also discussed at the meeting.
No compromises have been found yet, and a meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States has not been scheduled for the time being.
Putin told the US leader's special envoy, Witkoff, that Russia agrees to some extent with the US plans for Ukraine, but some other things drew criticism.
Witkoff and Kushner will not go to Ukraine
Furthermore, it became known that Witkoff and Kushner will not travel to Ukraine after their meeting with the Russian leader in the Kremlin. "They did not promise us that they would go to Kyiv, but they promised they would return home to Washington," Ushakov said.
In turn, President Putin asked them to convey friendly greetings to Trump and also asked them to convey a whole series of important political messages.
Ushakov expressed the expectation that the dialogue with Witkoff and Kushner will continue by phone upon the politicians' arrival in the United States.
NATO: Russia cannot beat us, they are incapable
The Russian military is incapable of defeating Europe militarily. This view was expressed by a senior NATO official, speaking on condition of anonymity, in a briefing in Brussels, according to BBC and Telegraph.
The NATO official thus responded to Russian President Putin's statements about his readiness to react if Europe "wants to fight and does so." According to the alliance spokesperson, NATO is "more united than ever" in defending its allies.
The official also recalled Article 5 of the NATO Charter regarding mutual defense.
According to the alliance spokesperson, "Russia does not have sufficient troops or capabilities to truly win militarily."
Putin stated yesterday that if Europe starts a war with Russia, it will end very quickly. According to Russian President Putin, in the event of a war with European countries, Russia will act differently than it did in Ukraine.
The Russian leader also pointed out that European countries are hindering the Trump administration's efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. He also noted that the Europeans themselves have withdrawn from the negotiations on Ukraine because they do not want peace, they are on the side of war.
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