No Ukraine breakthrough after Putin–Trump envoys meet

Talks between President Vladimir Putin and a US delegation on ending the war in Ukraine were called “productive,” but no compromise was reached.

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00:00Russia and the United States have failed to agree on a possible peace deal for Ukraine

00:05after five hours of talks in Moscow between President Vladimir Putin

00:09and envoys sent by US President Donald Trump.

00:12Putin's foreign policy advisor, Yuri Ushakov, described the talks as constructive

00:17but no middle ground was found and that substantial work still lies ahead.

00:23He confirmed that Putin rejected several US proposals,

00:26saying some ideas might be workable with further study

00:30while others remain impossible for Moscow to accept.

00:34Ushakov added that there are no plans for a direct meeting between Putin and Trump for now

00:39though messages have been exchanged between the two leaders.

00:43The discussions at the Kremlin attended by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner

00:47covered a wide range of issues including territorial questions.

00:51That includes Russia's claim to the entire Donbass region,

00:54large parts of which remain under Ukrainian control

00:58and are internationally recognised as Ukrainian territory.

01:01Speaking in Washington, Trump said his representatives

01:03are trying to resolve an extremely complex conflict marked by heavy casualties.

01:09He has repeatedly said ending Europe's deadliest conflict since the Second World War

01:14is a difficult objective and has criticised both Putin and Ukrainian President

01:19Volodymyr Zelensky for slowing progress towards a settlement.

01:23Thank you very much for coming.

01:2730,000 people.