Vladimir Putin held a meeting with US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff

Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff
Photo: Kremlin.ru

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with Special Envoy of the President of the United States of America Steve Witkoff, Kremlin informs.

On the Russian side, the meeting was also attended by Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov and RDIF CEO, Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev.

US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. On the Russian side, the meeting was also attended by Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov (left) and RDIF CEO, Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev (centre).
Photo: Kremlin.ru

Russian President Vladimir Putin has concluded his meeting with U.S. special envoy Steven Witkoff. The talks, held in the Kremlin, lasted three hours, according to Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, TASS reports.

"A three-hour conversation took place. It was constructive and very useful," the Kremlin official.

This marks their second meeting in the past two weeks and the fourth since the start of the year. The previous encounter took place in St. Petersburg on April 11 and lasted for more than four hours. Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that the issues discussed are multifaceted and highly complex, which naturally leads to lengthy conversations.

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Special Representative of President Vladimir Putin for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, has said that the latest round of negotiations between Putin and US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff was productive.

"President Putin's meeting with Steven Witkoff in Moscow. We are making progress," Dmitriev wrote on X.

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