US and Russia Near Ukraine Deal After Witkoff-Putin Meeting

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US President Donald Trump says the US and Russia are closer than ever to a deal on Ukraine, following a three-hour meeting between his envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would accept freezing the front line as a realistic way to stop fighting, while requesting security guarantees from the US and European allies. Russia expressed readiness for trilateral talks with the US and China in November. Witkoff faced criticism in Washington for calling Putin "compassionate" after the release of American Stephen Hubbard, with Republican senators calling the remarks an embarrassment. Trump defended his envoy, citing the prisoner's release.


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