Putin sends message to Trump through special envoy Steve Witkoff

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff last night and sent information and additional messages to US President Donald Trump through him, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, TASS reports.

"Through Witkoff, Putin conveyed information and additional signals for President Trump," Peskov stated.

According to Peskov, the Russian side was also provided with additional information during the meeting.

The talks between Putin and Witkoff took place on the evening of March 13 in a closed format during the US envoy's visit to Moscow.

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According to Izvestia, Witkoff visited the US Embassy in Moscow, spent about an hour there, and gave a speech in English expressing gratitude.

On March 13, an aircraft linked to Witkoff departed from Vnukovo Airport. However, later that day, Mike Waltz stated that Witkoff was still in Moscow and was relaying information to Washington about the progress of the negotiations.