One day after the diplomatic meetings in Istanbul and the prisoner swap in Abu Dhabi (UAE), U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff flew today (11) to Saint Petersburg, Russia – and it is expected that he will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin.
There’s no denying: despite the nay-sayers in the liberal establishment, in Europe, and in the media, the peace talks are picking up in pace.
Reuters reported:
“The Kremlin confirmed Witkoff’s arrival, and the Izvestia news outlet released video of Witkoff leaving a hotel in Russia’s second city St Petersburg, accompanied by Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s investment envoy.”
Trump’s envoy Witkoff leaves Grand Europe Hotel In St. Petersburg following meeting with Russian counterpart Dmitriev pic.twitter.com/f9jsKoqOvu
— RT (@RT_com) April 11, 2025
TASS reported:
“Kirill Dmitriyev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), has met with US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff at the Grand Hotel Europe in downtown St. Petersburg, a TASS correspondent reported.
[…] The flight carrying Trump’s envoy landed in St. Petersburg at around 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (7:00 a.m. GMT), flight tracking data from Flightradar showed. Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Witkoff had arrived in Russia and said that the Kremlin would provide information in due course should Russian President Vladimir Putin receive Witkoff.”
The Kremlin has confirmed that Putin will hold a meeting with Witkoff – and that a summit between the Russian leader and President Trump ‘may be’ discussed.
Sputnik reported:
“Putin-Trump meeting may be on the agenda, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
Putin’s meeting with Witkoff is an opportunity for Russia to convey its concerns to Trump, Peskov added.”
This will be the third meeting of Witkoff with Putin, as he emerges as a key figure in the ongoing détente between Washington and Moscow.
There has even been overtures from the Russians about joint investments in the Arctic and in Russian rare earth minerals, while a peace deal in Ukraine remains elusive for now.
Again, in the Reuters report:
“Witkoff is due in Oman on Saturday for talks with Iran over its nuclear program after Trump threatened Tehran with military action if it does not agree to a deal. Moscow has repeatedly offered its help in trying to clinch a diplomatic settlement.”
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