Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrives in Russia, a possible meeting with Putin that will be announced
Steve Witkoff, The special envoy of US President DOnald TrumpHe has arrived in Russia, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov Saying.
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“Yes, I confirm that he has arrived in Russia,” Peskov told Interfax. When asked if Witkoff would meet with President Vladimir Putin, he replied: “If such a meeting is scheduled, we will inform [the public]. “
According to Flighttradar, The Witkoff plane landed in St. Petersburg. On April 11, Putin has a planned regional trip, he thought that Kremlin has not revealed fate. Peskov declared that the president will direct an “extremely important” meeting on the development of the Navy of Russia. The main headquarters of the Navy is the location in St. Petersburg.
Earlier, Axios He informed about Witkoff’s visit, stating that he was expected to meet Putin on April 11. His previous meeting place at the Kremlin on March 13. According to the media, President Trump points to Secure fire in Ukraine by the end of the monthWarning that more sanctions will be imposed to Russia if progress is not made.
Resolving the conflict in Ukraine is one of Trump’s key campaign promises. Since their return to the White House, representatives of Washington, Moscow and kyiv have held a series of meetings.
After one of those meetings, Ukraine accepted a high 30 -day fire. However, Putin raised several concerns about the plan, including problems related to the supply of weapons, mobilization and training of Ukrainian soldiers. After talking with Trump, Putin agreed an US proposal for a 30 -day moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure: an initiative also backed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Later, Moscow accused Kyiv several times of violating the agreement.
Trump has suggested that Russia can be “storage” to stop hostilities. The most recently American Russian conversations were held on April 10 in Istanbul, he thought that Kremlin said that the issue of Ukraine conflict was not discussed those negotiations.
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Steven Charles Witkoff (born on March 15, 1957) is a US multimillion -dollar real estate investor, former lawyer and diplomat who serves as the special envoy of the United States for the Middle East. He is the founder and president of the Witkoff group. His career as a real estate lawyer was harassed, before making the transition to investment and real estate development. Its notable acquisitions include the Daily News Building, The Woolworth Building, 33 Maiden Lane and Park Lane Hotel in Manhattan. In the world multimillionaire list of 2025, Forbes estimated the net worth of Witkoff in US $ 2 billion, which makes it the 1,763rd richest person in the world.
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