Trump envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Putin in Russia

President Trump’s particular envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to debate a attainable ceasefire in Russia’s battle in Ukraine.

“That is one other step within the negotiating course of in the direction of a ceasefire and an final peace deal in Russia and Ukraine,” White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated in a briefing Friday. “As these negotiations are ongoing, I clearly is not going to get forward of the president or his workforce, however I believe the president has been fairly clear that he is been frequently annoyed with each side of this battle, and he needs to see this combating finish.”

Citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russia’s state-run TASS information company had reported earlier {that a} “Ukrainian settlement” can be mentioned, in addition to a possible future assembly between Mr. Trump and Putin. Nonetheless, Peskov is quoted as having cautioned that no breakthroughs are anticipated to return from the assembly.

It’s the third time Witkoff has visited Russia and met with Putin since Mr. Trump’s return to the White Home.

Mr. Trump stated Friday “Russia has to get shifting” in a submit on his social media website.

“Too many individuals ere [sic] DYING, 1000’s every week, in a horrible and mindless battle,” he wrote.

Mr. Trump has been pushing for an finish to the battle ignited by Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and has beforehand publicly criticized each Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Putin.

The most recent assembly between Witkoff and Putin comes a day after a twin U.S.-Russian nationwide, Ksenia Karelina, who had been sentenced to 12 years in jail in Russia, was exchanged in a prisoner swap for Arthur Petrov, who was accused of forming a world smuggling spy ring.