Russia is ready to hold peace talks with Ukraine “without preconditions”, President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff at a meeting on Friday, the Kremlin said Saturday. “During yesterday’s talks with Trump’s envoy Witkoff,

Russia and Ukraine have not held direct talks since the early weeks of the war, which started in February 2022.

The U.S. president's envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Vladimir Putin on Friday.Previously, Witkoff had already met with Putin three times, indicating ongoing dialogue between the U.S. and Russia.The talks aim to end the war in Ukraine,