U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held "useful and constructive" talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin
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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff held "useful and constructive" talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.
This, just two days before the expiry of a deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Russia to agree to peace in Ukraine or face new sanctions.
Witkoff met Putin for around three hours on a last-minute mission to seek a breakthrough on the war in Ukraine.
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said the two sides had exchanged "signals" on the Ukraine issue.
He added they had discussed the possibility of developing strategic cooperation between Moscow and Washington.
However, he declined to give more details until Witkoff had reported back to Trump.
Trump, increasingly frustrated with Putin over the lack of progress towards peace, has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on countries that buy Russian exports.
It is not clear what Russia might offer to Witkoff in order to stave off Trump's threat.
Bloomberg reported the Kremlin might propose a moratorium on air strikes by Russia and Ukraine.
That idea was mentioned last week by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting with Putin.
