Ukraine’s desire to join NATO was a “key question” discussed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior American officials during talks in Moscow, the Kremlin says.Putin’s top aide, Yury Ushakov, made the comment on Wednesday, the day after a five-hour meeting between Putin and Washington officials Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner failed to deliver a breakthrough in Ukraine peace negotiations.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“The American partners have confirmed their readiness to take into account our considerations and our key proposals,” Ushakov told reporters.While Kyiv argues it must join NATO to protect itself against future Russian aggression, Moscow says Ukraine must never be allowed to join the military alliance.Another significant area of disagreement is territory, with Ushakov saying shortly after the Witkoff meeting that “no compromise” has been found on regions Russia captured and plans to keep.US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the Moscow meeting was “reasonably good” but it’s unclear what happens now.He told reporters in the Oval Office the Russians “very strongly” want to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. “What comes out of that meeting I can’t tell you because it does take two to tango,” Trump said.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a video statement late Wednesday, said pressure must be applied on Russia to achieve peace.“Right now the world clearly feels there’s an opportunity to end the war and that current diplomatic activities must be reinforced with p …
