'Fake news': Trump slams over Putin meeting delay claims, calls ceasefire talks 'very productive’

In the midst of ongoing accommodations to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, US President Donald Trump lashed out at media reports professing that his special envoy, Ambassador Steve Witkoff, was left staying for over nine hours before meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Calling the claims "fake news," Trump asserted that the conversations were both timely and fruitful, with no similar detention being.

Trump expressed frustration on fake news

Taking the truth to social media, Trump expressed frustration over what he described as media manipulation."This is  Fake News, as usual, is at it again! Why can’t they be honest for formerly? I read that Putin made my largely Admired Ambassador, Steve Witkoff, stay for over nine hours, when, in fact, there was no delay whatsoever, "he posted. He conceded that multiple meetings took place with Russian representatives, which naturally took time, but maintained that they were formative.

Slamming those spreading misinformation, the US President ingrained them as" sick degenerates" and indicted media outlets of distorting data to undermine his administration. He also suggested that declining conditions and followership trust were the direct consequences of dishonest reporting.

Putin weighs ceasefire conditions amid politic push

The conversations in Moscow revolved around a US offer for a 30- day ceasefire in Ukraine. According to Kremlin sources, Putin met with Witkoff on Friday to deliberate over the specifics and instructed him to bear Moscow’s position back to Washington. During the addresses, the Russian leader indicated his amenability to consider a armistice but emphasized that several conditions demanded to be clarified before an agreement could be perfected.

Addressing journalists, Putin stated that he was open to icing the safety of Ukrainian colors should they choose to surrender, a move that came after Trump reportedly prompted him to offer security guarantees.However, we assure their lives will be spared," Putin was quoted as saying in a report," If they surrender.

Trump confident in ending Ukraine war

Trump, who had pledged to resolve the prolonged Russia- Ukraine conflict during his 2024 election crusade, reiterated his belief that the war could soon come to an end. Labeling the Moscow conversations as "veritably productive", he expressed sanguinity about a implicit advance in peace accommodations.

As politic sweats continue to align Russian and Ukrainian leaders Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a ceasefire agreement, the world watches nearly for any major developments that could alter the course of the three- time-long war.