Witkoff says talks with Russian envoy were 'productive and constructive' amid Trump admin's peace push

U.S. peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff said helium had "productive and constructive meetings" with the Russian peculiar envoy Kirill Dmitriev arsenic portion of the Trump administration's ongoing effort to extremity the Russia-Ukraine war.

"We are encouraged by this gathering that Russia is moving toward securing bid successful Ukraine and is grateful for [the president's] captious enactment successful seeking a durable and lasting peace," Witkoff wrote connected X.

During a Cabinet gathering connected Thursday, Witkoff said that advancement had been made and that determination had been "lots of bully things happening betwixt the counterparties discussing the onshore deal."

"I deliberation the radical of Ukraine are present hopeful and expecting that we're going to present a bid woody sometime soon," Witkoff added.

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The meetings occurred connected Saturday successful Florida, according to Witkoff, and included Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and White House elder advisor Josh Gruenbaum. Witkoff and Kushner person been 2 of the cardinal players from the Trump medication not lone successful the Russia-Ukraine deal, but besides others, including the Israel-Gaza bid plan.

U.S. peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff said helium had "productive and constructive" meetings with the Russian peculiar envoy Kirill Dmitriev successful Florida. (Noam Galai/Getty Images; Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Witkoff, Kushner and Gruenbaum besides met with Putin earlier this period successful Moscow soon aft the World Economic Forum successful Davos, Switzerland. Following the gathering successful Moscow, Witkoff, Kushner, Gruenbaum and different U.S. representatives met with negotiators from Ukraine and Russia. The talks were said to beryllium constructive, contempt the information that obstacles to bid remained.

"A batch was discussed, and it is important that the conversations were constructive," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote connected X. "As a effect of the meetings held implicit these days, each sides agreed to study backmost successful their capitals connected each facet of the negotiations and to coordinate further steps with their leaders."

The U.S., Ukraine and Russia held a trilateral gathering hosted by the United Arab Emirates. (Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via Reuters; Denis Balibouse/Reuters; Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

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Nearly 4 years aft Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion, Ukrainians are facing a brutal wintertime and Russian strikes connected Kyiv's vigor resources person made conditions worse. However, President Donald Trump said connected Thursday astatine his Cabinet gathering that Putin had agreed to a impermanent intermission successful targeting Kyiv and different places successful the portion experiencing the frigid weather.

"And due to the fact that of the cold, utmost acold — they person the aforesaid that we bash — I personally asked President Putin not to occurrence connected Kyiv and the cities and towns for a week," Trump said, adding that Putin had "agreed to bash that." The president classified the upwind successful the portion arsenic being "record-setting cold."

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed connected Friday that Trump had made the petition for Putin to halt targeting Kyiv until Feb. 1 "in bid to make favorable conditions for negotiations," The Associated Press reported. The outlet noted that it was unusual that the Kremlin spokesperson mentioned Feb. 1, arsenic it would mean it was lone a two-day pause. Additionally, the AP reported that the acold upwind forecast is acceptable to get worse aft Sunday.

The White House announced connected Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a bilateral gathering with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via Reuters; Brian Snyder/Reuters)

Witkoff, Kushner and Gruenbaum met with Putin earlier this period successful Moscow soon aft the World Economic Forum successful Davos, Switzerland. Following the gathering successful Moscow, Witkoff, Kushner, Gruenbaum and different U.S. representatives met with negotiators from Ukraine and Russia. The talks were said to beryllium constructive, contempt the information that obstacles to bid remained.

"A batch was discussed, and it is important that the conversations were constructive," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote connected X. "As a effect of the meetings held implicit these days, each sides agreed to study backmost successful their capitals connected each facet of the negotiations and to coordinate further steps with their leaders."

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Russia and Ukraine are acceptable to clasp different circular of bid negotiations successful Abu Dhabi connected Sunday, according to The Kyiv Independent. However, it is unclear whether the U.S. volition enactment successful the talks.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.