Trump’s team believes the U.S. has succeeded in narrowing the gap between Ukraine’s and Russia’s positions

Washington has succeeded in bringing closer the positions of Kyiv and Moscow on how to resolve the Russia–Ukraine war.

This information said Stephen Witkoff, special representative of U.S. President Donald Trump, in an interview with ABC News.

“The upcoming phone call between Trump and Putin will be very successful and will help overcome the stallthat has emerged in the negotiation process,” Witkoff predicted.

When asked whether Russia is demanding too much in exchange for halting hostilities, Witkoff avoided giving a direct answer.

“In my view, this is a very complex conflict that never should have happened. I fully agree with President Trump on that,” he said.

The special envoy noted that due to mutual hatred, both Ukraine and Russia have taken entrenched positions, and Trump’s mission is to “narrow the wide gap between the two sides.”

“I believe that, to some extent, we’ve already managed to do that,” Witkoff added.