The White House said it might establish an economic partnership with Russia on the premise of a ceasefire.

△US White House Press Secretary Leavitt (File Photo)

On the local time of the 15th, US White House Press Secretary Leavitt said that the talks between US Middle East Envoy Steven Witkowski and Russia were fruitful. Witkowski and Trump believe that Russia wants to end the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, and Russia has the motivation to end this conflict.

Leavitt said that Russia may be able to establish an economic partnership with the United States, but the United States first needs to see a ceasefire, and both Witkowski and Trump have clearly expressed this point to Russia.

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On the evening of the 11th local time, Russian President Putin held talks with US Middle East Envoy Steven Witkowski in St. Petersburg. The talks were held in closed-door format and lasted about four hours, covering many aspects of solving the Ukrainian issue.

Russian Presidential Spokesman Peskov said earlier on the same day that this was Witkowski's third visit to Russia, and this trip was a continuation of the bilateral diplomatic contacts. Both sides would exchange positions, but no breakthrough results should be expected from the talks.

Source: CCTV News Client

Author: Liu Xu

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