Special envoy to the Middle East on negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, as well as with Gaza
- Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, met with Vladimir Putin for three hours, reportedly waiting eight hours before the meeting began.
- Jake Tapper discussed with Witkoff that conditions for a ceasefire include Russia seeking international recognition of seized Ukrainian territory.
- Witkoff described the meeting with Putin as positive and solution-based, although he noted the two sides were still miles apart.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio remarked that if Russia rejects the ceasefire deal, it would show who the true impediment to peace is.
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Ukraine ceasefire faces battlefield challenges, envoy says
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, emphasized the challenges of implementing a ceasefire in Ukraine, citing the vast scale of the war.Witkoff paid a visit to Moscow on March 13 for talks on the 30-day ceasefire proposal that Ukraine had accepted after a U.S.-Ukrainian meeting in Saudi Arabia on March 11."A ceasefire involves how to get people to not be fighting with each other over a 2,000-kilometer border," he said on CBS …
Trump envoy on his meeting with Putin
US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff joins CNN’s Jake Tapper on ‘State of the Union’ to share how his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin went, and how developments toward a potential ceasefire are going.
Jake Tapper Grills Trump Foreign Policy Honcho About His Sitdown With Putin: ‘Is it Now Clear Putin is the Impediment to Peace?’
CNN's Jake Tapper grilled a top foreign policy figure from President Donald Trump's administration about his 3-hour sit down with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Trump, Putin May Agree On Ukraine Ceasefire Soon: US Envoy - Iran Front Page
The presidents of the US and Russia might have a call this week to agree on a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict, Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, has stated.
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