Russian President Vladimir Putin held “constructive” talks with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow over the Ukraine conflict, the Kremlin said Wednesday after the three-hour meeting.
“A quite useful and constructive conversation took place,” Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov told journalists adding that as well as Ukraine, Russia-U.S. strategic cooperation was discussed.
Putin and Witkoff exchanged “signals” on their positions, Ushakov said, without elaborating.
The Kremlin released video of Putin shaking hands with Witkoff at the start of the meeting.
Ahead of the talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Washington to increase its pressure on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire.
