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Add as preferred source on GoogleUS special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Russian leaders in Moscow on Wednesday. This meeting occurs amid tensions over Ukraine and potential sanctions.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will be in Moscow on Wednesday to meet with Russian leadership, a source familiar with the plan said on Tuesday.
Officials in Washington provided few details of Witkoff's schedule.
"The president has noted, of course, that Special Envoy Witkoff will be traveling to Russia this week, so we can confirm that from this podium," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters.
"What that will entail, I have no details for you."
Russia's state-run TASS news agency, quoting aviation sources, said an aircraft believed to have Witkoff on board, had already left the United States.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has signaled frustration with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in recent weeks, has given him until this Friday to make progress toward peace in Ukraine or face tougher sanctions.
(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis; Writing by Ismail Shakil and Ron Popeski; Editing by Richard Chang)
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to meet with Russian leadership in Moscow.
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce confirmed that Special Envoy Witkoff will be traveling to Russia this week.
The meeting comes amid U.S. President Donald Trump's frustration with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin regarding progress in Ukraine.
Officials in Washington have provided few details about Witkoff's schedule during his trip to Russia.
Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported that an aircraft believed to have Witkoff on board had already left the United States.
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