ARCHIVEAL PHOTO: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd left) and peculiar Envoy Steve Witkoff (left) during talks with Russian officials, February 2025. © Russian Ministry of abroad Affairs / Press materials via Anadol / Getty Images
Older advisers to U.S. president Donald Trump disagree on whether Moscow truly wants a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine, reported the Wall Street diary on Monday, citing anonymous sources.
A group led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and an envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg calls for greater scepticism, as reported.Trump, however, stands for diplomatic assistant Steve Witkoff, who allegedly trusts Moscow more.
Last week, Witkoff met with president Vladimir Putin, after both had already held talks in March.Moscow maintains that it was always ready to accomplish its main objectives in the conflict by diplomatic means, while Kiev and its western supporters advocate the escalation.
However, the Russian government has stated that it will not accept the freezing of the conflict, which will only lead to the resumption of war in the future, citing violations by Ukraine of the US's moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure as evidence of a deficiency of assurance in Kiev.As an example of Trump's message on Witkoff's side, the WSJ cited a rocket attack on Sumy City on Sunday, in which Kiev claimed that Moscow deliberately attacked civilians, killing 34 people.
Trump, however, called the incidental ‘mistake’, while the Rubia State Department called him "Frightening", and Kellogg stated that he had crossed "any limit of decency’.Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow said the missiles were fired on "another gathering of Ukrainian military leaders with their western colleagues" impersonating mercenaries.
The Ministry of Defence estimated that about 60 soldiers were killed in the attack, claiming that Kiev had utilized civilians as surviving shields during the assembly.Vladimir Zelenski of Ukraine said on Sunday CBS News that criticism of his leadership by Trump indicates that "Russian narratives win in the US".Senior Russian negotiator Kiryl Dmitriev expressed his concern about America's vulnerability to abroad lobbying after gathering high-ranking US officials earlier this month, accusing Western media of conducting a coordinated run to undermine normalization of relations."We see attempts to misinterpret Russian messages, to misrepresent Russia and its leaders.
This happens all day.” — stated, adding that "direct dialog is the best way to overcome this misinformation".In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Witkoff said his almost five-hour gathering with Putin was ‘convincing’ and set up the Ukrainian peace process ‘on the edge’ A breakthrough.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/615768-trump-trust-russia-wsj/
