Putin Tells Witkoff and Kushner: Foreign Troops in Ukraine Are Targets
Vladimir Putin sat down with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Thursday and doubled down on a hard line: any foreign military presence on Ukrainian soil is a legitimate target, which he called "unacceptable." He also said the state border is the only line between the two countries, and that Trump's proposed European security architecture was already rejected in Europe.
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Vladimir Putin met US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Thursday and used the sit-down to restate Moscow's position on foreign boots in Ukraine. Troops from other countries on Ukrainian soil are legitimate targets, he said, calling any such presence "unacceptable."
He then drew his own map. The only demarcation line between Russia and Ukraine, Putin insisted, is the state border — a direct brush-off of any idea of a buffer zone or ceasefire line carved inside Ukraine.
On Europe, Putin left the decision at their door. Whether Europeans want peace or war is for European countries and their people to sort out, he said. He also claimed that a new security architecture for Europe floated by US President Donald Trump was turned down by the Europeans.
TopicsVladimir Putin · Steve Witkoff · Jared Kushner · Donald Trump · Russia · Ukraine · Europe · United States
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