Putin agrees to US & Ukraine talks as Melania Trump brokers ceasefire in city
RUSSIA has agreed to trilateral peace talks with the US and Ukraine in the United Arab Emirates next month, according to the Kremlin.
TL;DR
- Russia, the US, and Ukraine will hold trilateral peace talks in the UAE next month.
- Melania Trump brokered a ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, to allow for humanitarian aid and evacuations.
- US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin and Zelensky to discuss the war.
- Donald Trump has been urging Ukraine to make a deal to end the conflict.
- Concerns exist that the US might force Ukraine to accept Russian terms.
- Ukraine has resisted agreeing to peace terms that involve territorial losses.
- Recent US actions, including blocking sanctions against Russia and striking a diesel deal with Putin, have strained US-Ukrainian relations.