ԱՄՆ հատուկ ներկայացուցիչ Սթիվ Վիթկոֆը հանդիպելու է Պուտինին Մոսկվայում՝ Ուկրաինայի խաղաղության բանակցությունների համար

"...All eyes are on Russia this week as talks over a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine shift to Moscow and step up a gear...."

"...Whether Putin will play ball when it comes to a new peace plan is a big unknown, however, with Russia feeling like it has both the advantage on the battlefield and U.S. President Donald Trump's ear when it comes to the outlines of a future peace deal...."

"...Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War noted in analysis on Sunday that Russian military bloggers appear skeptical that Putin will compromise when it comes to his territorial demands on Ukraine...."

"...'Delicate' process..."

"...The lead up to the latest diplomatic scramble for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia comes after some seesawing from the White House over its position on how the war should end and what concessions are needed in order for a ceasefire...."

"...President Trump has vacillated over his support for Ukraine and has appeared, at times, to support Russia's demands that Ukraine cede occupied territory to Moscow as part of a peace deal. He has then backtracked, stating that Kyiv's forces can win back all their land, muddying the waters as to where he stands on a peace settlement...."

"...Following talks with Ukrainian officials in Florida on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the process toward a peace deal was 'delicate' and that Russia's position needed to be factored in to any deal...."

"...He said the four-hour long talks — which included Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as a Ukrainian delegation headed by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Ustem Rumerov — had been productive but that more work was left to be done...."

"...'So much work remains, but today was, again, a very productive and useful session where I think additional progress was made,' Rubio told reporters after the talks...."