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The conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff was constructive, very useful, and substantive, according to Russian Presidential aide, Yuri Ushakov.

He made the comment after five hours of talks between the Russian president, his envoy Kirill Dmitriev, and US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Wtikoff which fininshed after midnight local time.

”No compromises have been found as of yet,” Ushakov said after the meeting. A meeting between Putin and Trump is not currently planned, he added.

“We discussed the substance, not specific wording and solutions. The parties see enormous potential for cooperation,” Ushakov said.

”Some American proposals are acceptable to Russia, while others are not,” the aide added. He noted that the territorial issue was also discussed at the meeting.

Responding to the question of whether peace had become closer or further following these talks, Ushakov said, “Definitely not further.”

According to the aide, the US delegation presented the Russian counterparts with four more documents concerning a possible settlement to the Ukraine conflict.

Dmitriev tweeted that the session was “productive” while Witkoff went immediately to the US embassy compound.

Before departing for his meeting with Witkoff, Putin dismissed out of hand any contribution from Kiev’s European backers, citing their failure to recognize reality and accusing them of trying to disrupt the US-led process
Putin also warned of blocking Ukraine’s maritime access should drone attacks on boats from third countries carrying Russian oil continue.

https://www.rt.com/russia/628842-putin-witkoff-talks-constructive/

 

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bugger off...

The EU is still clinging to the “fantasy”of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said. He warned that while Moscow has no intention of warring with the bloc, the consequences would be dire if it attacked Russia.

Putin was commenting on the increasingly belligerent rhetoric coming from some European nations, as well as the EU’s de facto rejection of the US-drafted Ukraine peace plan.

Last month, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius claimed that direct confrontation between Russia and NATO in Europe could be possible as early as 2028. Meanwhile, France has floated the idea of sending NATO troops to Ukraine.

Kiev’s Western backers also derided the peace proposal put forward by Washington in November as favoring Moscow and issued their own set of demands that Russia dismissed as “unconstructive.”

According to Putin, Western nations have a “fantasy about inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia and are still stuck in these illusions.” This outcome was impossible from the start, but they cannot bring themselves to admit it, the president said.

They are trying to derail the US-backed peace process because they do not like its potential outcome, Putin stated. The EU “does not have a peaceful agenda. They are on the side of war.”

Moscow has no plans to fight either the EU or NATO, he said, but if Western nations launch a war against Russia, “events could very quickly reach a point where there will simply… be no one left for us to negotiate with.”

The EU has cited the alleged ‘Russian threat’ to justify military spending hikes, such as Brussels’ €800 billion ($930 billion) ReArm Europe plan and NATO members’ pledge to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP.

https://www.rt.com/russia/628832-putin-eu-fantasy-russian-defeat/

 

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compensations....

MINSK (Sputnik) - The Russian Investigative Committee estimates the damage caused by Ukrainian neo-Nazis at 600 billion rubles ($7.6 billion) and plans to seek compensation, Russian Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin told Sputnik.

"There is serious damage across 41 Russian regions targeted by modern weapons used by Ukrainian Nazis. We have calculated the losses at about 600 billion rubles. Naturally, we will pursue compensation for this damage from the Ukrainian nationalists," Bastrykin said.

The damage has affected both new territories and regions deep inside Russia, he said.

"While investigating the crimes of the Kiev regime, we are now documenting material damage that is being caused to the new territories. Damage is also being inflicted on our territories deep into Russia, apart from the new territories where the special military operation is underway," Bastrykin said.

Bastrykin made the remarks during the International Research-to-Practice Conference dedicated to the 77th Anniversary of the Adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. The event is taking place in Minsk and organized by the Prosecutor General’s Office of Belarus.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20251211/russia-to-seek-76bln-compensation-from-ukrainian-neo-nazis---chief-investigator-1123274127.html

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.