US expects Ukrainian conflict to be settled by end of year — Witkoff

The US administration expects the conflicts in Ukraine, between Israel and Iran, and in the Gaza Strip to be settled by the end of this year, with meetings on this issue being held this week, US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff said, Report informs via TASS.

"Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Israel, Hamas - we're having meetings all this week on all three of those conflicts, and we hope to settle them before the end of this year," he said at a White House presidential cabinet meeting. Witkoff noted that the Washington administration's "peace from a position of strength" approach is yielding results.

According to the special envoy, American officials are discussing the accession of several countries to the Abraham Accords, which aim to normalize relations with Israel.