The key facts
- Steve Witkoff, at a meeting with Putin, spoke about prospects for economic cooperation between Russia and the US after the settlement of the Ukraine conflict
- Before traveling to Russia, Witkoff held consultations with representatives of Ukraine and European countries in Oslo
- Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov noted that previous talks also touched on economic cooperation
Witkoff spoke about prospects for economic relations between Russia and the US
Russia and the US have prospects for developing economic relations after the end of the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated by US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff at a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. According to him, a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict could open new opportunities for bilateral economic cooperation. Thus, the American side is considering not only the prospects for ending hostilities, but also the further development of relations between Moscow and Washington.
Context of the meeting and previous talks
As Life.ru reported, the main topic of the meeting between Putin and Witkoff in St. Petersburg was expected to be the Ukrainian settlement. Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov noted that the parties' previous talks touched not only on ways to end the conflict, but also on the prospects for Russian-American economic cooperation. In addition, according to Life.ru, before traveling to Russia, Witkoff held consultations with representatives of Ukraine and European countries in Oslo, where proposals for a peaceful settlement were discussed.
