U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is facing immediate backlash for praising Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” after he released 74-year-old Stephen Hubbard, an American who had been imprisoned in Russia for four years and who had been determined to be wrongfully detained. “You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a […]
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Progress toward a negotiated resolution to Russia’s war on Ukraine is “theoretically possible,” Kremlin officials said Wednesday as U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, but any headway will require Ukraine’s leaders to make “necessary decisions,” according to Russian state media. If Ukraine fails to make those decisions, the […]
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U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard released by Russia after years in jail, Witkoff confirms in meeting with Putin
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Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen who was jailed in Russia for more than four years after being accused of fighting for Ukraine, has been released from custody, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed Wednesday during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg. Trump administration officials, including Witkoff, were in St. Petersburg Wednesday for talks […]
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Russian strikes on Kyiv resume after Witkoff, Kushner peace talks with Putin and Zelenskyy
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At least two people were killed by Russian airstrikes on Kyiv Tuesday morning, city authorities said, as Moscow resumed strikes on Ukraine following a visit by President Trump’s envoys to both countries. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had ordered a pause in fighting while Mr. Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and […]
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Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Ukraine after Putin talks in new push to end war
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President Trump’s White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived Sunday in Ukraine, as part of a trip that began in Moscow where they discussed a proposal to end the war with Russia. The trip marks the first time the envoys travel to Ukraine since Mr. Trump returned to office with a […]
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Trump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner to visit Moscow, Kyiv with proposal to end war in Ukraine
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President Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend with a new proposal to end the war in Ukraine. Mr. Trump told reporters on Friday he had sent the envoys with a proposal to end the conflict, which began in 2022 when Russia began its full-scale […]