Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's special envoy for the Middle East, has arrived in Moscow to discuss not only the conflict in Ukraine but also broader US-Russia relations, Yuri Ushakov, Russian presidential aide for foreign policy said, TASS reports.
"Everyone understands that Witkoff came not just to discuss the situation in Ukraine but also the US-Russia relations and their future development, including the economic aspect," Kremlin Representative Yuri Ushakov said.
Earlier, a Gulfstream G650 business jet departed from Qatar toward Russia. At 11:50 AM, Witkoff's plane was flying over the Pskov region, and at 12:30 PM, it landed at Vnukovo International Airport.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that if Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Witkoff personally, the Kremlin will provide an update.
"Putin will meet with Trump's envoy Witkoff this evening, following his talks with [Belarusian President] Lukashenko," Kommersant special correspondent Andrei Kolesnikov said.