After the meeting with the U.S. envoy, President Putin, Trump wrote today (Beijing Time August 7): "My envoy Witkow just had a productive meeting with Russian President Putin. Great progress was made! After that, I informed some of our European allies about the latest developments. Everyone agreed that this war must end, and we will work on it in the coming days and weeks. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
[Witty] Comment: According to The New York Times, Trump plans to meet with Putin as early as next week. Although Trump claimed the meeting "achieved great progress," ending the Ukraine-Russia conflict is no easy task, with many complex factors such as geopolitics, historical legacies, and ethnic tensions intertwined. From initially boasting "ending the war in 24 hours" to now recognizing the complexity of the conflict after more than half a year, Trump's cognitive shift has come late but it has arrived. However, achieving a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia remains a long road, and negotiations are destined to be a turbulent and protracted struggle.
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