Steve Witkoff Moscow visit

Witkoff claims Ukraine-Russia peace deal is near, heads to Moscow for final talks

Peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia had made “significant progress” and were now “on the home stretch,” U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said, speaking at the Ukrainian Breakfast in Davos on Jan. 22.

22 January, 10:48 AM

Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner planning Moscow meeting with Putin

Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner aim to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow soon to discuss peace plans, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 14, citing sources.

14 January, 01:15 PM

Peskov says it’s 'wrong' to say Putin rejected U.S. peace plan

It is “incorrect” to say that Vladimir Putin rejected a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine that U.S. representatives discussed in the Kremlin on Dec. 2, dictator's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claimed at a briefing on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 01:03 PM

Witkoff dour in Miami, delighted in Moscow

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff behaves and looks completely differently in front of Ukrainian and Russian delegations, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller wrote on X on Dec. 2.

3 December 2025, 11:44 AM

How Putin drew Witkoff and Kushner into his 'war game' and what this meeting proved

During a meeting in Moscow, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin drew U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, into his "war game": he made them wait for hours, meanwhile addressed new threats to Europe, and demonstrated that he is not ready for any compromises in the war against Ukraine, Politico reported on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 11:30 AM

Witkoff and Kushner convoy spotted heading to Kremlin talks from Moscow airport

Reuters has released photos of the motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who are en route to a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 05:05 PM

Kremlin markets fictional Pokrovsk ‘liberation’ ahead of peace talks

Russian troops have failed to seize Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, despite the Kremlin’s fresh claim that the city was supposedly under Russian control, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Dec. 1.

2 December 2025, 10:16 AM

Kyiv likely had last shot at swaying Witkoff before Putin meeting

The “productive” meeting in Miami, attended by Steve Witkoff — Trump's special envoy — and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, was likely Ukraine's final chance to sway Witkoff before he heads to Moscow for talks with Russians, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 30.

1 December 2025, 02:42 PM

Kremlin welcomes Trump’s order for Witkoff to ‘focus on Russia’

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Moscow “supports” U.S. President Donald Trump’s directive for his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to focus on resolving the war. The comment was reported by Vy Slushali Mayak (“You Were Listening to Mayak”).

14 October 2025, 05:21 PM

Witkoff misread Putin’s ceasefire demands, mistaking them for Russian pullback offer

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff misunderstood Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s demands for ending the war with Ukraine, Bild reported on Aug. 9, citing sources.

9 August 2025, 04:29 PM

Witkoff briefs Ukrainian, NATO officials on his Putin meeting

Senior security officials from Ukraine and key NATO allies are being briefed by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on the substance of his Aug. 6 meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 10:21 PM

Trump signals likely meeting with Putin, eyes Zelenskyy talks

There is a strong likelihood of an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the near future, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Aug. 7.

7 August 2025, 11:15 AM

Trump team planning next steps if Russia ignores ceasefire deadline

President Donald Trump’s national security team held multiple meetings on Aug. 5 to determine how Washington can best pressure Russia into a ceasefire, The New York Post reported, citing sources.

6 August 2025, 01:17 PM

Trump’s envoy holds talks with Putin

A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has begun in Moscow, the Kremlin’s press service reported on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 12:58 PM

Plane carrying Trump’s envoy Witkoff lands in Moscow — Russian media

A plane reportedly carrying Steve Witkoff, special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, landed in Moscow, Russian state-run propaganda news agency Interfax reported on April 25.

25 April 2025, 02:27 PM

Russian frontline losses surge despite ongoing talks with U.S. — BBC report

Even as Russia engages in behind-the-scenes negotiations with the United States to end its war against Ukraine, its battlefield losses haven’t slowed down — in fact, they’ve accelerated, BBC News Russian reported on April 18, citing obituary data compiled from open sources.

18 April 2025, 03:45 PM

Steve Witkoff Moscow visit