Summary
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy, stated that Vladimir Putin has no intention of invading all of Europe, calling fears of broader aggression “academic.”
Witkoff expects progress in Ukraine-Russia talks, including a potential Black Sea ceasefire.
He acknowledged Russia’s view that occupied territories are rightfully theirs, citing disputed referendums.
The Kremlin hinted at more contacts between Trump and Putin than publicly disclosed, raising concerns among European leaders about a potential US-Russia peace deal.
So just everything that used to be under the Soviet sphere of influence then? Maybe the Sudetenland, as a treat.
I think Tsar Putin wants the Russian Empire, not the USSR.
(Thanks Alamy!)
Putin has said so around 2010.