THE Donald Trump talked to the phone with his Volodimir Zelenski Following today’s (06.08.2025) meeting of US Special Envoy Steve Whitkov with Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump has expressed a significant disappointment for Putin in recent weeks and has given him a deadline until Friday to make progress for peace in Ukraine, otherwise he will face stricter sanctions.
After the three -hour meeting between the Russian president and Witten, Kremlin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Usakov said the talks were “useful and constructive”.
He added that the two sides exchanged “signals” on the Ukraine issue and discussed the possibility of developing a strategic cooperation between Moscow and Washington. However, Mr Usakov refused to give more details until Mr Whitkov submitted his report to the US president.
US Secretary of State Mark Rubio said he hoped to make announcements later on Wednesday on whether possible sanctions against Russia this week would eventually proceed.
“Maybe yes, maybe not,” he said after a phone call with Witkoff, who returned from Russia.
Sources adjacent to the Kremlin, however, said that Putin was unlikely to succumb to the ultimatum for sanctions.