US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for three hours on Wednesday. While the meeting aimed to explore a diplomatic path to end the Ukraine war, the Trump administration confirmed it will still proceed with new secondary sanctions on Russia this Friday.

As a deadline for U.S. secondary sanctions on Russia's trading partners approaches, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Russian President Vladimir.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil.