Putin trying to negotiate an end to Ukraine war as he cannot win it on battlefield, says EU’s Kallas

EU’s foreign policy chief says ‘there’s one aggressor and one victim’ in conflict amid US push to end the war

In case you missed it, US president Donald Trump defended his peace envoy Steve Witkoff overnight after Bloomberg reported that he allegedly advised Putin’s aide Ushakov on how to speak with Trump and conduct the talks.

Trump did not appear too bothered by it, though.