President Donald Trump on Wednesday said U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner had a “reasonably good meeting” with Russian President Vladimir Putin during high-stakes negotiations in Moscow, adding that the U.S. negotiators believed Putin “would like to end the war.” “I don’t know what the Kremlin is doing. I can tell […]
Tag: Witkoff
Ukraine war live: Trump envoy Steve Witkoff set to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid US push for peace deal | Russia
Opening summary Hello and welcome to our live coverage of war in Ukraine as Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid Washington’s push to reach a peace deal. Witkoff’s trip comes after he led a US delegation in talks with Ukraine at the weekend in Florida, […]
Trump defends Steve Witkoff, his key negotiator with Russia : NPR
Steve Witkoff, flanked by President Trump, speaks at the White House on May 28. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump is defending Steve Witkoff, his special envoy, after a leaked recording appeared to show him coaching a Russian official on how to better sell Moscow’s terms to end the […]