{"id":4841,"date":"2025-03-17T04:48:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T04:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=4841"},"modified":"2025-03-17T04:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T04:48:49","slug":"trump-putin-to-speak-this-week-on-russia-ukraine-war-us-envoy-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=4841","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Putin to speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, US envoy says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — <\/span>President Donald Trump<\/a> and Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> are expected to speak this week as the U.S. tries to broker a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war<\/a>, according to Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It would be the second publicized call between the two leaders since Trump began his second term in January. Trump and Putin spoke in February and agreed to start high-level talks over ending the war in Ukraine. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think the two presidents are going to have a really good and positive discussion this week,\u201d Witkoff said Sunday on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union.\u201d<\/p>\n

Witkoff this week met with Putin in Russia for talks aimed at ending the country\u2019s invasion of Ukraine and said he expects to see a deal soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president uses the timeframe weeks and I don\u2019t disagree with him. I am really hopeful that we are going to see some real progress here,\u201d Witkoff said.<\/p>\n

When Witkoff appeared later Sunday on CBS’ \u201cFace the Nation,\u201d he again spoke about a prospective Putin-Trump call but did not offer specifics on what decisions might be made coming out of the discussion. <\/p>\n

Witkoff said they forged a relationship in Trump\u2019s first term and that he expects the call this week to be \u201cvery positive and constructive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump’s first call to Putin came after Witkoff traveled to Russia to bring home Marc Fogel,<\/a> an American history teacher the U.S. had deemed wrongfully detained.<\/p>\n

One day after the prisoner swap, Trump announced that he spoke to Putin and said their call was \u201clengthy and highly productive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Witkoff demurred on whether Putin and Trump will decide in the call to move forward with a U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire. Ukraine has agreed to the deal. Putin has said he agrees in principle with the proposal but there are details to be worked out.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump is the ultimate decision maker, our decision maker, and President Putin, for the country of Russia, is their decision maker,” Witkoff said. “I think it\u2019s a very positive sign that the two of them will be talking at some point. I think that\u2019s showing that there\u2019s positive momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n

Witkoff also brushed aside a recent assessment from French President Emmanuel Macron<\/a>, who said in a statement that Russia \u201cdoes not seem to be sincerely seeking peace\u201d and that Putin was intensifying the fighting before negotiating.<\/p>\n

Witkoff said he was not aware of Macron’s comments but said, \u201cit\u2019s unfortunate when people make those sort of assessments\u201d when \u201cthey don\u2019t have necessarily firsthand knowledge.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI know what I heard, the body language I witnessed,” Witkoff said of his meeting with Putin. “I saw a constructive effort, over a long period of time to to discuss the specifics of what\u2019s going on in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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