President Trump Directs Officials to Meet Russian and Ukrainian Leaders for Peace Deal

White House Peace Negotiations

• 🇺🇸 President Trump is actively pursuing an end to the war in Ukraine by sending special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
• 🇺🇦 Simultaneously, the Secretary of the Army, Dan Driscoll, is tasked with meeting with Ukrainian leaders to advance peace talks.

Diplomatic Engagements

• 🤝 Driscoll recently met with members of the Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi and the Ukrainian delegation in Geneva.
• 🗣️ Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov indicated a desire for the agreement to align with discussions held during the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska.

President Trump's Perspective

• 🕊️ President Trump expressed optimism about ending the war, stating, "I've also ended eight wars in nine months and we're working on that final war."
• 📈 He believes they are getting very close to a deal, noting that approximately 25,000 soldiers have died in the conflict over the last month.
• 🗓️ Ukrainian President Zelenskyy hopes to meet with President Trump soon, and Trump indicated he would meet with both Zelenskyy and Putin during the final stages of the deal-making process.