MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed his meeting with Steve Witkoff, the envoy of US President Donald Trump, and the US proposals for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in a phone call with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday, the Belarusian state news agency Belta reported. Putin also informed Lukashenko about his agreement to hold a meeting with Trump, Belta reported, adding that the venue of the meeting was being determined.

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After the meeting, Yury Ushakov said that Steve Witkoff had received some signals on the Ukrainian issue, and in turn, reciprocal signals had been received from US President…