The head of the Pentagon, Hegseth, expressed a desire to have dinner with Putin

The ideal guest list for the dinner would be the presidents of Russia, the United States, and Ukraine — Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Zelensky. This opinion was shared on December 3 by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a podcast by journalist Katie Miller, published on her YouTube channel..

"I think it would be President Trump, Vladimir Putin and Zelensky," the Pentagon chief said, adding that a salad with "Russian dressing" (salad dressing based on mayonnaise and ketchup) would be served on the table.

The Minister noted that such a meeting could be a step towards dialogue between the two countries.

Fundamental request: The Russian Federation and the United States are discussing controversial aspects of the peace plan

Steve Witkoff meets with Vladimir Putin in Moscow

Earlier in the day, Putin and U.S. Special Envoy Steven Witkoff met. Following the meeting, Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, responding to a question from Izvestia, said that four more documents on the United States peace plan for Ukraine had been handed over to the Russian side. Ushakov called the conversation between the Russian leader and the US special envoy useful and constructive.

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