Steve Witkoff: Putin is fixed on the point of Ukrainian land

Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff suggested in an interview with “Wall Street Journal” that Ukraine may care less on regions where Russian dominates, and “Putin is fixed on the point of Ukrainian land.” As the diary points out, Wołodymyr Złenski strongly denies that he will be ready to recognize the annexation of Ukrainian circuits.

According to “Wall Street Journal”, five Ukrainian circuits occupied by the Russians (Doniecki, Lugansk, Kherson, Zaporoski and Crimea) are to be at the peace negotiations center. Donald Trump's envoy on Middle EastSteve Witkoff said “WSJ” that “Putin is fixed on Ukrainian land” in their discussions.

He added that Russia “may get some of the regions, but not all”. He suggested that Ukraine It may depend less on the circuits in which Russian prevails.

“WSJ” notes that after the Russian assault, the use of Russian language has fallen throughout the country, while Ukraine and the President Wołodymyr Zelanski – For which Russian was the first language – they strongly deny that they can ever recognize the Russian annexation of the circuit.

Trump's envoy “susceptible to some Russian narratives”

The daily reminds that Wiktoff for the first time raised the issue of the future of the regions after talks with Putin in March, in an interview with the pro -Russian journalist Tucker Carlson. He falsely said that Russia controls all of them, although in fact it occupies the Crimea and the Lugansk region in full, confused their number and names. He also suggested that Russian claims are justified, indicating fictitious referendums organized by the occupation authorities.

The President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski pointed out to the reproduction of pro -Russian narratives by Witkoff, who stated that this was not “helpful”. According to CNN, which refers to the representatives of the Trump administration, Witkoff duplicates Russian narratives also at meetings behind closed doors in the White House, which is to “certainly cause discomfort of some in the room”.

“Witkoff seems very susceptible to some Russian narratives and this is a real problem,” CNN said one of the officials.