Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted a “permanent peace” contract with Ukraine, said US special envoy Steve Witkov.
President Donald Trump’s envoy made his claim in a television interview late Monday following “persuasive” talks with Putin in St. Petersburg last week. However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that the terms of agreement for the transaction were “not easy,” but that Ukraine and its European allies are asking Washington not to be fooled by Moscow’s delayed tactics on a ceasefire.
“I think we may be in a crisis of something very important to the world as a whole,” Witkov told Fox News in an interview following a meeting with the Russian leader on Friday.
He also noted that it could “re-change” unified national relations with Russia through “commercial opportunities” that bring stability to the region.