Trump envoy meets Putin hours after Moscow killing of Russian general
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#6WVW5)
Russian official calls talks with Steve Witkoff quite useful' as investigation launched into suspected Ukrainian bombing
Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Friday for high-stakes peace talks, hours after a senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow.
Trump has played up Witkoff's visit - his fourth to Russia in recent months - claiming a deal on ending the war in Ukraine was within reach. The next few days are going to be very important. Meetings are taking place right now," Trump told reporters on Thursday. I think we're going to make a deal ... I think we're getting very close."
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