Russia seeks progress at Saudi talks as US mediates Ukraine conflict

Grigory Karasinsenator

We hope to achieve at least some progress,

Karasin said

I just don't see that he wants to take all of Europe. This is a much different situation than it was in World War Two,

Witkoff said

I think that you're going to see in Saudi Arabia on Monday some real progress, particularly as it affects a Black Sea ceasefire on ships between both countries. And from that, you'll naturally gravitate into a full-on shooting ceasefire,

Witkoff said

I don’t regard Putin as a bad guy,

White House envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview aired Friday

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

I want to remind you that President (Vladimir) Putin certainly supports the idea of a ceasefire ... This is a very complex matter and a lot of work remains to be done. We are only at the beginning of this path,

Peskov told local media

I feel that he wants peace,

Witkoff told Fox News

We can disagree on something, but it does not mean that we should let it obstruct pragmatic cooperation,

he added