US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff was on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream and discussed ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine.
“Are you convinced he wants peace?” Bream asked of Putin.
“I feel that he wants peace. The President had two very productive calls this week, or last week I should say, one with President Zelensky, one with President Putin. I was in on, I sat and listened to both of them,” Witkoff said.
“Lots of progress got made last week. The parties agreed to an energy infrastructure moratorium on attacks,” Witkoff said.
“Where do you get to that assessment about him not being a bad guy?” Bream asked of Putin.
“You know Shannon, I met with President Putin twice at the direction of the President because everything I do is at his direction and they were, they were productive meetings,” Witkoff said.
“President Putin told me at the first meeting that he had no conversation with the prior administration, in particular President Biden for three and a half years,” Witkoff continued.
“We discussed real ways to end this conflict. That led to a second conversation,” Witkoff said.
Witkoff explained that President Trump’s strategy is peace through strength.
“This is at President Trump’s direction. His philosophy of peace through strength brings people to the table to clear up misconceptions and to get peace deals done,” Witkoff explained.
Bream also asked about how Putin is perceived regarding tyranny.
“Do you feel like there is a misconception though about the characterization of him as a tyrant,” Bream asked of Putin.
“There are grievances on both sides, but our job and at the direction, again I stress of the President, our job is to narrow the issues, bring the parties together, and stop the killing,” Witkoff said.
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WATCH: @SteveWitkoff says Putin “wants peace”, as U.S. officials strategize ahead of the next round of Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks. pic.twitter.com/hsKB3FDSJg
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