The special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, plans to visit Moscow for the second time this week to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
This was reported to Bloomberg by sources familiar with the matter. According to the informants, who wished to remain anonymous, Witkoff is scheduled to travel to Moscow this week, marking his second visit to Russia as Trump’s special envoy. The exact timing of the visit has not been specified.
His trip will be synchronized with negotiations between Ukrainian officials and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz in Saudi Arabia.
On Sunday, Trump stated that the U.S. is looking forward to “big meetings” with Ukraine and Russia.
It is worth noting that CNN previously reported that the U.S. would meet in Saudi Arabia this week not only with Ukrainian officials but also with Russian ones. In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that a new round of negotiations between Russia and the U.S. in Saudi Arabia is not planned for this week.
The day before, Witkoff announced that the U.S. expects significant progress in negotiations with Ukraine this week.
