Putin’s “useful” conversation with Witkoff. “Great progress,” says Trump

US special envoy Steve Witkoff kept “useful and constructive” talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin – two days before the deadline set by President Donald Trump to Russia agreeing to peace in Ukraine or facing new sanctions.

The US President, Donald Trumpconsidered this Wednesday that the meeting of his envoy, Steve Witkoffwith President Tussian, Vladimir Putin, was “very productive” and allowed to achieve “great progress”, but did not clarify whether new sanctions will implement.

The meeting took place in the Russian capital, two days from expiring the data by the US President to Russia to suspend his offensive in Ukraine, under threat of worsening Moscow and secondary sanctions to countries that buy Russian hydrocarbons.

“Witkoff just had an rvery productive eunion with Putin. Great progress have been made! Then I informed some of our European allies about the details. We all agree that this war must end and we will work to achieve this goal in the coming days and weeks, ”Trump on his social network, social truth, without further details.

Shortly before, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubiohad confirmed that Witkoff was back in the United Statesafter talking to the American envoy by phone and referred details later.

“We will have other conversations throughout the day And I think there will be some ads soon. Perhaps positive, maybe not, we will see, ”commented the head of Washington diplomacy to journalists.

After the meeting between Putin and Witkoff in Moscow, Kremlin described only the conversations as “Useful and Constructive”but refused to “continue comments with something more substantial” until Trump received information on the subject.

According to, Kremlin’s foreign policy counselor, Yuri ushakovsaid that Both sides exchanged “signs” on the issue of Ukraine and discussed the possibility of dEnsworking strategic cooperation Between Moscow and Washington, but refused to give more details.

A high American responsible for international agencies indicated that, Despite the progress marked by Trumpthe United States still plan to implement secondary sanctions on Fridayaiming at the countries that buy goods to Russia, especially oil and weapons.

Trump even threatened Russia -importing countries with 100% trade tariffs… Former Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, currently vice president of the Russian Security Council, considered that each new ultimatum was “a threat and one step toward the war“.

In response to these statements, the US leader of two Nuclear submarines In close to Russian territory-in what was seen as a climb of tensions between the two countries, without postwar parallel.

Wednesday’s conversation was expected to disagree the environment between the two super-power, find a way to avoid new sanctions to Russia, and open doors to peace negotiations with Ukraine.

Witkoff was received in Moscow by Kirill DmitrievPresident of Russia’s direct investment fund, who after the meeting published on social networks that “The dialogue will prevail“.