Witkoff’s chat with Putin unlikely to yield tangible results, diplomat says
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to St. Petersburg is unlikely to compel Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to make any meaningful concessions, Ukrainian diplomat and former ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky told NV Radio on Oct. 21.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on October 21 is unlikely to result in any significant concessions from Putin, according to Ukrainian diplomat Sergiy Korsunsky. Korsunsky, a former ambassador to Japan, stated that repeating the same actions with Witkoff is unlikely to produce a different outcome.
He suggested the meeting is more of a demonstration of activity, particularly because of the current political climate surrounding former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Witkoff's visit to Putin came after he held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
Before meeting with Putin, Witkoff presented him with documents outlining approaches to ending the war and suggested that the groundwork for a ceasefire was already in place. However, Korsunsky doubts that Putin will agree to a ceasefire, given his apparent confidence in Russia's ability to attack Ukraine with little resistance and destroy infrastructure.
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