Kremlin confirms US envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week to meet President Putin amid Ukraine conflict negotiations.
MOSCOW: The Kremlin confirmed US envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov announced the upcoming diplomatic visit on Russian television Wednesday.
“A preliminary agreement has been reached on (Witkoff’s) visit to Moscow next week,” Ushakov stated.
The confirmation follows President Donald Trump’s Tuesday announcement about Witkoff’s planned Moscow trip.
Ushakov revealed several other Trump administration officials will accompany Witkoff during the visit.
Trump previously suggested his son-in-law Jared Kushner might join the Moscow meetings.
The diplomatic mission comes as Washington pushes negotiations to end the Ukraine conflict.
Bloomberg recently reported Witkoff had coached Ushakov on how Putin should discuss potential peace plans with Trump.
Ushakov acknowledged frequent communication with Witkoff but called their conversation content confidential.
He warned such media reports risk damaging the difficult process of building US-Russian relations.
The two nations have maintained contact primarily through telephone communications amid ongoing tensions.
