16 h. ago Witkoff, Putin Envoy Meet in Washington as Trump Grows Impatient

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and a Russian negotiator met on Wednesday and Thursday in Washington, days after US President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Vladimir Putin over the lack of momentum on negotiations toward a ceasefire in the Ukraine war.

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48 h. ago Russian Negotiator Dmitriev to Meet Envoy Witkoff in Washington

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet in Washington with senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev, according to a person familiar with the plans, an effort to smooth over tensions after President Donald Trump vented frustration with counterpart Vladimir Putin.

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1 week ago Kremlin Says It Won’t Give Details of Talks With US Over Ukraine

The Kremlin said it won’t disclose details of 12 hours of negotiations between Russian and US officials in Saudi Arabia, sowing confusion about progress toward securing at least a partial ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

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2 w. ago Israel to negotiate ceasefire talks based on U.S. proposal to free 11 living hostages

U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff’s plan also seeks return of half the deceased hostages held by Hamas

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2 w. ago Vivian Bercovici: Hamas terrorists have no interest in ceasefire

TEL AVIV — On Friday, Hamas announced that Israeli-American Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old IDF soldier, along with the remains of four other dual American-Israelis, will be released imminently. The terrorist group also rejected the most recent proposal for an extended ceasefire and hostage release presented by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Not a single Israeli […]

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3 w. ago U.S. envoy taking Putin’s comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, asking him to convey Moscow’s thoughts to Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. Putin asked Witkoff late Thursday to give additional messages to U.S. President Donald Trump, Peskov […]

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last month Kremlin says a 2022 Ukrainian law bans Zelenskyy from talks with Putin

A Ukrainian decree from 2022 ruling out negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin raises the question of who could sit at the table in potential peace talks aimed at ending their three-year war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “is still legally prohibited from negotiating with the Russian side,” Peskov noted […]

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