Summary

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy, stated that Vladimir Putin has no intention of invading all of Europe, calling fears of broader aggression “academic.”

Witkoff expects progress in Ukraine-Russia talks, including a potential Black Sea ceasefire.

He acknowledged Russia’s view that occupied territories are rightfully theirs, citing disputed referendums.

The Kremlin hinted at more contacts between Trump and Putin than publicly disclosed, raising concerns among European leaders about a potential US-Russia peace deal.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      Piece by piece, always both saying that those bits had always been Russian and that the surrounding nations have nothing to worry about.

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        That’s a lot of pieces ’till Western Europe, which was the scenario I was responding to. And, while I have very little faith in our politicians, they’re not complete imbeciles. An attack on an EU country will certainly lead to an even stronger push towards unification than is the case now already, with just threatening words (from Trump, though - not Putin).

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        The scenario I was responding to implied the US would wait and see „how long it takes Putin to get to Western Europe”, at least that’s how I read it.

        And the answer is: he wouldn’t ever reach Western Europe. Not in a million years. It’s simply fantasy.

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      Chinas also slowly taking over Russia, resources in siberia. Russia will soon be a hollowed husk