WASHINGTON ¨C Shortly after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Aug. 6, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff delivered major news to U.S. President Donald Trump: The Russian president was prepared to offer significant territorial concessions to end his war in Ukraine.
Following Witkoff¡¯s readout to the U.S. president, described by two people briefed on the matter, Trump hailed his emissary¡¯s ¡°great progress¡± and agreed to hold a historic summit with Putin, indicating that a land swap was on the table.
But the diplomatic drive soon descended into confusion.
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