Witkoff says he met Putin's envoy Dmitriev

US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on the night of 11-12 March that he had met a Russian delegation led by Russian leader Vladimir Putin's Envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

Source: Witkoff on X (Twitter)

Quote: "Today in Florida, the Russian delegation led by Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev met with the US delegation, including Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and White House Senior Advisor Josh Gruenbaum."

Details: Witkoff did not disclose details of the talks, limiting his statement to a single sentence.

Quote: "The teams discussed a variety of topics and agreed to stay in touch."

Background:

• On the evening of 10 March, Witkoff expressed hope that negotiations on resolving Russia's war against Ukraine were reaching a turning point.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier said that trilateral talks with Russia and the US had been postponed until next week at the initiative of the American side.
• Earlier, Zelenskyy said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had told him in a phone call that Türkiye was ready to host the next round of trilateral talks.

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