Steve Witkoff has reportedly arrived in Moscow to discuss the results of US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia
The US delegation’s plane at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2025. © Maksim Blinov / RIA Novosti
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has reportedly arrived in Moscow for high-level talks on the Ukraine conflict.
Flight trackers and Russian state media indicated that Witkoff’s jet landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport around 12:30 local time on Thursday.
His reported arrival in the Russian capital comes after representatives from the US and Ukraine held talks on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, where they issued a statement confirming that Kiev had agreed to a proposed 30-day ceasefire with Moscow. The US also announced the resumption of military aid and information sharing with Ukraine following the meeting.
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13 March 2025
13:37 GMT
Moscow and Washington both agree that Ukraine becoming a NATO member is “not under discussion,” Russian presidential aide Ushakov has said.
- 13:16 GMT
Moscow wants a long-term peace in the Ukraine conflict, and is against a temporary ceasefire, presidential aide Ushakov told Rossiya 1 TV on Thursday.
The official said he made this position known in a recent telephone conversation with US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz.
”I stated our position that this is nothing more than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military,” he said.
- 13:15 GMT
The motorcade presumed to be Witkoff’s has left Moscow’s Vnukovo airport.
- 13:09 GMT
Russian President Vladimir Putin will talk with Trump’s delegation about the proposed ceasefire across Thursday and Friday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has told reporters.
- 13:09 GMT
Washington has identified a mediator for the US-Russia talks, and it is not Witkoff, presidential aide Ushakov told Zvezda TV on Thursday.
- 13:09 GMT
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has an “optimistic” outlook on the upcoming US-Russia talks, the top diplomat said in a brief comment to the media on Thursday.
- 13:07 GMT
The US diplomat’s visit will involve discussions on the Ukraine conflict as well as bilaterial ties between Moscow and Washington, according to Russian presidential foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov.
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