President Donald Trump is advancing his peace plan for Ukraine and Russia, announcing that top U.S. officials will meet with both countries, though questions remain about the 28-point plan for peace in the region. Overnight, Trump said the plan has been “fine-tuned” and announced that special envoy Steve Witkoff may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Moscow.”We’re having some talks with Russia. Ukraine is doing well. I think they’re pretty happy about it. They’d like to see it end, and we won’t know for a little while, but we’re making progress,” Trump said.This follows Trump’s statement that his team made “tremendous progress” after Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll met with Russian officials to try to stop the fighting. The U.S.-drafted peace proposal, released last week, heavily favored Russia, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reach out to American negotiators. European and Ukrainian leaders criticized the plan for asking Ukraine to give up territory, among other items. Trump downplayed that element of the plan, suggesting Russian forces were likely to seize the land they are seeking. He also referred to the original plan as a “concept,” indicating that a final proposal is still a work in progress.The president also suggested a meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy is possible, but not until further progress is made in negotiations.The death toll and destruction continue to rise on both sides. Earlier this week, Russia fired hundreds of drones into Ukraine, knocking out water, electricity and heat in parts of Kyiv. Meanwhile, Ukraine has been fighting back. This week, it completed its fourth-largest drone attack on Russia, according to an Associated Press tally. Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
President Donald Trump is advancing his peace plan for Ukraine and Russia, announcing that top U.S. officials will meet with both countries, though questions remain about the 28-point plan for peace in the region.
Overnight, Trump said the plan has been “fine-tuned” and announced that special envoy Steve Witkoff may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Moscow.
“We’re having some talks with Russia. Ukraine is doing well. I think they’re pretty happy about it. They’d like to see it end, and we won’t know for a little while, but we’re making progress,” Trump said.
This follows Trump’s statement that his team made “tremendous progress” after Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll met with Russian officials to try to stop the fighting.
The U.S.-drafted peace proposal, released last week, heavily favored Russia, prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reach out to American negotiators.
European and Ukrainian leaders criticized the plan for asking Ukraine to give up territory, among other items. Trump downplayed that element of the plan, suggesting Russian forces were likely to seize the land they are seeking. He also referred to the original plan as a “concept,” indicating that a final proposal is still a work in progress.
The president also suggested a meeting with Putin and Zelenskyy is possible, but not until further progress is made in negotiations.
The death toll and destruction continue to rise on both sides. Earlier this week, Russia fired hundreds of drones into Ukraine, knocking out water, electricity and heat in parts of Kyiv.
Meanwhile, Ukraine has been fighting back. This week, it completed its fourth-largest drone attack on Russia, according to an Associated Press tally.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau: