Putin, the Trump Wittouf envoy in Moscow met before the Moscow’s deadline to agree to end the Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin said talks with President Trump’s envoy Steve Witkev in Moscow on Wednesday.

The Kremlin did not immediately provide more details about the meeting. Earlier, Wittakouf picked up early in the morning across Zaryadi Park, with the Stone goal of the Kremlin, with Creyle Demitev, the Russian President for Investment and Economic Cooperation.

Dmitriev has played a major role in three rounds of direct talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul in recent months, as well as discussions between Russian and American officials. The negotiations did not make any progress in the end A three -year war after Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.

The deadline for Mr. Trump to Putin ends on Friday. Washington threatened “severe definitions” and other economic sanctions if the killing did not stop.

Mr. Trump has expressed his increasing frustration with Putin due to Russia’s escalating strikes on the civilian regions of Ukraine, which aims to erode the morale and the appetite of the public for war. Intensive attacks occurred even when Mr. Trump has urged the Russian leader in recent months to decline.

The Russian forces said overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, and the Russian forces hit an entertainment center in the southern Zaburisia region of Ukraine, killing two people and wounding 12, including two children, the regional governor of Ivan Fedorov on Wednesday.

Russian forces released at least four strikes on the area and initially attacked with strong slide bombs.

“There is no military meaning in this strike. Only the cruelty of intimidation.”

Western analysts and Ukrainian officials say Putin stops time and avoids serious negotiations while Russian forces are pressuring to seize more Ukrainian lands. The Russian attack, which started in the spring, is expected to continue during the fall, is progressing faster than last year, but it only achieves slow and costly gains and was unable to take any major cities.

Analysts say that the situation on the confrontation line is very important for the Ukrainian forces, but the defenses are not about to collapse.

On Tuesday, Mr. Trump said, “We will see what is happening” with regard to his threat to manufacture definitions on countries that buy Russian oil, which may significantly increase import taxes on China and India.

“We have a meeting with Russia tomorrow,” Trump said. “We’ll see what will happen. We will enter this design at that time.”

The president said he did not publicly commit to a specific tariff.

Mr. Trump is Also pressing IndiaA huge buyer Along with China from Russian oil. The Kremlin says threats to take steps against countries that are trading with Russia illegal.

The escalation of diplomatic and economic pressure on the dangers of Kremlin that raises international tensions amid the exacerbation of relations between Russia and the United States.

The Washington -based European Policy Analysis Center has warned in the evaluation of this week that there are “clear signs that the Kremlin is preparing for a wider confrontation with NATO”, including military accumulation along the western wing of Russia with coalition countries in recent years.

Putin has not given any hint that he might be ready to make concessions. Instead, the Russian leader and senior Kremlin officials talked about the country’s military force.

Putin announced last week that the new high -speed missile of Russia, which says it cannot be intercepted by the current NATO air defense systems, has entered service.

In the meantime, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that the Ukraine war could bring Russia and the United States to an armed conflict. Mr. Trump responded to this by requesting the re -placement of two American nuclear submarines.

A spokesman for Carmelin Dmitry Peskov welcomed Monday a visit to Witkeov. “We consider (talks with Witkeov) very important, objective and useful,” he said.

Mr. Trump initially gave Moscow a final date for 50 days, but later rose to his warning as the Kremlin continued to bomb Ukrainian cities.

However, Mr. Trump questioned himself in his effectiveness, saying on Sunday that Russia has proven to be “very good to avoid sanctions.”

He said on the authority of the Russians: “They are sad characters.”

The Kremlin insisted that the international sanctions imposed since its invasion of its neighbor in February 2022 had a limited impact.

Ukraine maintains the sanctions that affect the war machine in Moscow and wants to bring them to Western allies.