Envoy Steve Witkoff Dispatched To Meet With Putin

April 11, 2025 Russia, Trump Administration

President Trump’s diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia and is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin on Friday, according to a source familiar with the trip and FlightRadar data. This will be the third meeting between Witkoff and Putin as Trump pushes for a ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Trump has become frustrated that negotiations haven’t made much progress in recent weeks, and said at one point that he was “pissed off” about comments Putin had made on Ukraine.

If no ceasefire is reached by the end of the month, Trump could move forward with additional sanctions on Russia either through executive power or by asking Congress to pass new sanctions legislation, a source familiar with the issue told Axios.

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— Axios (@axios) April 11, 2025