President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 25 for three hours of talks focused on Trump’s plan to end the Ukraine war, with the Kremlin describing the discussions as productive and helpful in bringing the two sides’ positions closer.
Russian state-media outlet Tass cited Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov as saying the Witkoff–Putin meeting was “constructive and quite useful.”
“This conversation allowed Russia and the United States to further bring their positions closer together, not only on Ukraine but also on a number of other international issues,” he told reporters….