Witkoff,
Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, is due to take part in
mediated talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oman on
Saturday.
The
visit to Russia comes as negotiations on a ceasefire have stalled
following talks in Saudi Arabia last month.
- Russia is demanding the reconnection of one of its largest state banks to the SWIFT international messaging system that’s under the European Union’s jurisdiction as a condition for accepting a US-brokered truce in the Black Sea.
11 Apr, 01:44
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Russia — Kremlin spokesman
The Kremlin would provide
information in due course if Russian President Vladimir Putin held a
meeting with Steven Witkoff, Dmitry Peskov said
MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"Yes, I confirm that he has really arrived," he told reporters.
Peskov added that the Kremlin would provide information in due course
if Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Witkoff.
- According to data from the Flightradar website, a plane carrying the US envoy landed in the Russian city of St. Petersburg at about 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (7:00 a.m. GMT).
The Axios news website reported earlier, citing sources, that Witkoff would make a trip to Russia for a meeting with Putin. The two held a meeting in Moscow on March 13, 2025.
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