Vitkaf: Territorial Exchange Between Russia and Ukraine Essential for Moscow-Kyiv Agreement

according to⁤ the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency, Steve Witkoff, the‍ U.S. president’s special envoy to the ​region, said in an interview wiht CNN on Sunday‍ that during the‍ Trump-Putin meeting in ⁢Alaska, they agreed on strong security guarantees that would change ‌the rules of the game.

Witkoff ‍added that as intermediaries in ​Alaska,⁤ they clearly supported Ukraine’s position. Russia made concessions regarding Ukrainian territories‌ it had occupied. The U.S. consulted well with President Zelensky and tried to quickly reach⁢ a lasting peace agreement.

He continued that territorial‍ exchanges‌ between Russia and Ukraine are necessary for such an agreement but stressed this‍ issue could not be discussed ⁣with Putin present in Alaska. They ‍will discuss territorial exchanges directly with Zelensky and ⁢hope it leads soon to a peace deal.

Witkoff further explained that from their outlook,the five ⁢regions Russia claims‌ have always been central to any deal. Russia has made​ concessions ‍regarding these five areas. putin‍ also‌ agreed not to advance into any ‌other Ukrainian or European territories‌ under​ domestic legislation commitments. The disputed regions will be discussed with Zelensky tomorrow. The United States does not decide on Kyiv’s potential territorial concessions but acts solely as a mediator in negotiations.