Trump tells when Vitkoff will come to Russia
4 August 2025 06:17
US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff will visit the Russian Federation this week.
According to RBC-Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said this during a conversation with journalists, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
Journalists asked Trump what would happen on Friday, August 8, if Russia does not agree to a truce with Ukraine.
“Well, there will be sanctions, but they seem to be pretty good at avoiding them. You know, they are cunning characters and they are quite good at avoiding sanctions. So we’ll see what happens,” Trump said.
He also noted that Vitkoff is currently focused on Gaza, but he may travel to Russia.
“He might be going, I think, next week, Wednesday or Thursday (August 6 and 7 – ed.) to Russia. They would like to see him. They asked him to meet with them. So we’ll see what happens,” Trump said.
As a reminder, Trump recently reduced the deadline for Russia to reach peace with Ukraine to 10 days. The new deadline expires on August 8. Despite the US president’s statements, the Kremlin has declared its intention to continue the aggressive war.
