Russia 'Ready to Reach a Deal' on Ukraine as Trump Envoy Expected to Hold Talks with Putin
US special envoy Steve Witkoff's plane has landed at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow after travelling from Florida, two Russian news agencies are reporting.
Witkoff is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin today to continue talks on a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.
Details of the meeting have yet to be confirmed by either the White House or the Kremlin.
President Trump's special envoy has reportedly arrived in Moscow for more talks with the Kremlin.
Witkoff is no traditional diplomat. He is a billionaire New York real estate developer. But he is highly trusted by Donald Trump.
He is also the man who has had more eye-to-eye contact with Vladimir Putin than any other American in the last couple of months. This will be their fourth meeting.
He comes across as someone well-disposed to Russia and has embraced Kremlin narratives on Russia's war in Ukraine.
Will he use these talks with President Putin to try to elicit concessions from the Kremlin that may be acceptable to Kyiv (there have been few signs of concessions so far from Moscow) in order to get a deal over the line?
President Trump claims that his administration is "putting a lot of pressure on Russia". There's been no obvious sign of that so far.
(Source: BBC)