{"id":2422607,"date":"2025-04-11T15:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witkoff-meets-putin-in-russia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T15:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:05:07","slug":"witkoff-meets-putin-in-russia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witkoff-meets-putin-in-russia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Witkoff meets Putin in Russia &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwitkoff-meets-putin-in-russia-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2422607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff recently arrived in Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin, aiming to discuss a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">potential peace deal<\/a> regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Though, skepticism surrounds the Kremlin&#8217;s intentions, as past negotiations have seen delays and a lack of genuine engagement from Russian officials.President donald Trump expressed frustration over the kremlin&#8217;s slow progress, emphasizing the human cost of the war and stating that it should have never escalated if he were in charge. He called for Russia to expedite negotiations to cease hostilities. Simultaneously occurring, as Witkoff meets with Putin, representatives from around 50 countries gathered in Belgium to discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-stefanik-garlands-comment-on-cuomo-corruption-not-good-enough\/\" title=\"Rep. Stefanik: Garland\u2019s comment on Cuomo corruption \u2018not good enough\u2019\">military aid<\/a> to Ukraine, committing over $24 billion to enhance its defense amidst skepticism about the effectiveness of Trump&#8217;s initiatives for peace. german Defense Minister Boris Pistorius highlighted the need for Ukraine to maintain a strong military to achieve meaningful negotiations for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-over-israel-uae-peace-deal\/\" title=\"Trump Nominated for Nobel ... Prize Over Israel-UAE ... Deal\">lasting peace<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Witkoff meets Putin in Russia as Trump says to &lsquo;get moving&rsquo; on peace deal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2088530\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-witkoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United States envoy Steve Witkoff<\/a> landed in Russia on Friday to meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Vladimir Putin <\/a>about establishing peace in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin&rsquo;s sincerity in seeking a ceasefire is increasingly suspect after weeks of negotiating, nitpicking, and reneging on U.S. proposals already approved by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a>. Based on pre-meeting comments from Russian officials, this visit is unlikely to change the pattern of obfuscation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3377745\/istanbul-mayor-ekrem-imamoglu-court-erdogan-suppression\/\">Arrested Istanbul mayor debuts in court, accuses Erdogan of political suppression<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3375651\/china-xi-jinping-tariff-faceoff-prepared-not-enough\/\">Xi Jinping has spent his career preparing for tariff faceoff. It may not be enough<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3367526\/hungary-natalism-fundamental-law-family-marriage-babies\/\">Hungary&#8217;s government is trying to make more babies &mdash; it&#8217;s not going so great<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Russia has to get moving. Too many people [are] DYING, thousands a week, in a terrible and senseless war,&rdquo; President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114319592702753512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote via Truth Social\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s special envoy Steve Witkoff greet each other prior to their talks in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 11, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump is increasingly &ldquo;pissed off&rdquo; with the Kremlin&rsquo;s continuous delays in ceasefire negotiations as Russian officials aim to drag out the war as long as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The president said Friday that the conflict is a &ldquo;war that should have never happened, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-bidens-performance-was-so-bad-people-started-to-wonder-if-he-hallucinated-audience-during-debate\/\" title=\"Watch: Biden&#039;s Performance Was So Bad, People Started to Wonder if He Hallucinated Audience During Debate\">wouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have happened, if I were president!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kremlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kremlin<\/a> spokesman Dmitry Peskov&nbsp;tempered expectations before Witkoff landed, telling the press the &ldquo;process of normalizing relations is ongoing&rdquo; and that there is &ldquo;no need to expect breakthroughs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Russia maintains a powerful upper hand against the beleaguered and strained military of Ukraine. Russian soldiers are close to taking back the Kursk region captured by Ukraine late last year.<\/p>\n<p>The longer the conflict continues, the more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3377168\/footage-russian-soldiers-executing-ukraine-powers-cold-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">territory Russia can regain or capture<\/a>. This strengthens its position at a future negotiating table with Ukraine, which has less and less leverage as the war continues.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3377168\/footage-russian-soldiers-executing-ukraine-powers-cold-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FOOTAGE APPEARS TO SHOW RUSSIAN SOLDIERS EXECUTING UKRAINIAN POWS IN COLD BLOOD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Witkoff is in Moscow, representatives of European nations are gathered in Belgium to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pakistan-organizes-international-meeting-to-discuss-aid-for-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Pakistan organizes international ...ing to ... aid for Afghanistan\">discuss aid<\/a> to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Ministers from about 50 countries gathered in Brussels on Friday for the 27th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, during which they decided to commit over $24 billion in new military aid.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released by IIS &ldquo;Metal Supply and Sales&rdquo; metalinfo.ru on Friday, April 11, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s special envoy Steve Witkoff arrives for the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev in St. Petersburg, Russia. (IIS &ldquo;Metal Supply and Sales&rdquo; metalinfo.ru via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The largely European effort is meant to help sustain Ukrainian defense, given the skepticism that Trump&rsquo;s appeals to the Kremlin for peace will result in a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ukraine needs a strong military, and only then can the negotiation process lead to a just and lasting peace,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">German Defense Minister<\/a> Boris Pistorius said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2088530\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2088530\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witkoff meets Putin in Russia as Trump urges action on peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2422608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25101553472520.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3733,4280,32076,44704],"class_list":["post-2422607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-putin","tag-russia","tag-washington-examiner","tag-witkoff"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/AP25101553472520.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2422607"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2422612,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2422607\/revisions\/2422612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2422608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2422607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2422607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2422607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}