Putin: U.S. Making ‘Energetic Efforts’ to End Ukraine Crisis Ahead of Trump Summit

In a pre-summit meeting with Russian officials on Thursday, President Vladimir Putin expressed optimism regarding the United States’ efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine. The gathering, which included members of Putin’s negotiating team scheduled to attend Friday’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, served as a platform for Putin to brief his delegates on the status of negotiations concerning the Ukrainian crisis.

According to Putin, the current American administration is demonstrating considerable and genuine determination to halt hostilities, resolve the crisis, and negotiate agreements that benefit all parties involved in the ongoing conflict.

Putin emphasized that achieving accord on nuclear arms control between Russia and the U.S. would significantly bolster peace not only between the two nations but also on a global scale.

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