Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin sent some “additional signals” to President Donald Trump concerning Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Putin said on Thursday he is ready to accept the proposal in principle, but he demanded some modifications that Ukraine is unlikely to accept.
Peskov said Putin’s messages were passed along to Trump by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in Moscow on Thursday for a meeting with Putin. Among Witkoff’s objectives is setting up a phone call between Trump and Putin, something Peskov said could happen after Witkoff brings Putin’s messages back to Washington.
“Additional information was provided to the Russian side. Through Witkoff, Putin also passed information and additional signals to Trump,” Peskov said at a press conference on Friday, shortly after Witkoff left Moscow.
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