He wrote on his Truth Social platform, “They are very close to a deal, and the two sides should now meet, at very high levels, to ‘finish it off’.”
He stated, “Most of the main points are agreed upon.” Meanwhile, Putin met with US ambassador Steve Witkoff on Friday to explore the “possibility” of direct negotiations with Ukraine.
However, Witkoff’s meeting with Putin took place just after a senior Russian commander was killed in a vehicle bombing outside of Moscow, and Zelensky once more rejected calls for Ukraine to cede Crimea.
Last week, a growingly irate Trump threatened to abandon peace initiatives if he did not see movement toward a truce.
