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U.S. envoy Witkoff meets Putin as Trump demands Russia stop Ukraine strikes
White House envoy Steve Witkoff met on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. Why it matters: The ...
Trump’s goodwill tested as Putin ignores peace efforts during Witkoff's visit
Trump's goodwill is being tested as Russian President Putin continues to pummel Ukrainian civilians and the U.S. pushes for a ...
Russia says signal for start of direct peace talks should come from Ukraine
Russia said on Monday it was waiting for a signal from Ukraine regarding Kyiv's willingness to hold direct negotiations to ...
Russia: Putin-Witkoff meeting brought sides ‘closer’ on Ukraine
The fourth meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff brought the ...
Trump’s ‘lone ranger’: How Steve Witkoff became the de facto point man on America’s foreign policy challenges
Last month a private jet belonging to Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff winged its way from Abu Dhabi to Doha to Moscow and ...
US envoy Witkoff and Putin discuss direct Russia-Ukraine talks
As United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the 'possibility' of direct talks ...
Trump calls for Ukraine and Russia to meet for ‘very high level’ talks, says they are close to deal
President Donald Trump is calling for Ukraine and Russia to meet for “very high level talks,” saying they are “very close to ...
Russia says ‘Ukrainian special services agent’ detained in connection with car blast that killed a Russian general
Russian authorities say they have detained a man described as a “Ukrainian special services agent” in connection with a car ...
Trump world fires back at Politico over report White House may lift sanctions on Russian assets
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff denied a Politico report that they may end Russian energy ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN2d
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of "direct" talks between Moscow and Kyiv in their fourth meeting Friday, the Kremlin said ...
"There was a three-hour conversation that was constructive and very useful," Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters, adding that "there was a discussion on the possibility of renewing direct ...