US envoy Witkoff meets Putin as Trump's sanctions deadline nears • FRANCE 24 English

US envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Wednesday, two days before the expiry of a deadline set by President Donald Trump for Russia to agree to peace in Ukraine or face new sanctions. Witkoff flew to Moscow on a last-minute mission to seek a breakthrough in the 3-1/2-year war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion. Russian state TV showed a brief clip of him shaking hands with Putin at the start of their meeting. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert analyses Russia's stance, saying the Kremlin is buying time to try to avoid any serious negotiation on its war in Ukraine.
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