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Zelensky accused Witkoff of discussing issues "beyond his competence"

Zelensky: Trump's special representative Witkoff discusses topics beyond his competence
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The US president's Special Envoy for the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, discusses issues "beyond his competence." This was announced on Tuesday, April 15, by the leader of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky.

"[Witkoff] discusses issues outside his competence," the Ukrainian newspaper Strana quoted him as saying.ua" in his Telegram channel.

Thus, the head of state commented on the diplomat's words that the imminent conclusion of a deal on Ukraine underlies the issue of the ownership of the five territories.

Zelensky called the issue of recognizing the Republic of Crimea, the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic (DPR and LPR) and the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions as "red lines."

Earlier in the day, Witkoff said that the United States was moving forward to conclude a deal with Russia to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. As the diplomat pointed out, negotiations are currently at the stage of "something important."

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