US envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkov is heading to Russia later this week, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News.
The confirmation comes after media reports say Witkov is planning to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin twice.
According to Axios, Witkoff previously met Putin for three hours while traveling to Moscow in mid-February, securing the release of American Marc Fogel, who was detained.
The Kremlin then suggested that another US-Russian prisoner swap could come around then.
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The White House Middle Eastern Envoy Steve Witkoff will be speaking to reporters at the White House in Washington on Thursday, March 6th, accompanied by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. (AP/Ben Curtis)
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and national security adviser Mike Waltz are currently in Saudi Arabia where he met a senior Ukrainian delegation for discussions on the end of the Ukraine-Russian war.
The Ukrainian delegation for Saudi Arabia was expected to include Presidential Officer Andry Sibiha, Foreign Minister, Pablo Palisa, Colonel of the Ukrainian Army, Andry Simik, adviser to President Voldimya Zelenskyyoy, and Andry Simik, head of Andry Sibiha. He survived the addiction attack after the peace meeting in March of that year.
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President Donald Trump will greet former detainee Mark Vogel on his arrival at the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 11th. (Ting Shen/AFP via Getty Images)
“The key point of this meeting is to clearly establish their intentions, their desires, many times, in order to reach the point in which peace is possible,” Rubio told reporters Monday.
Special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff at the Executive Order Signing Ceremony at the White House Oval Office in Washington, DC, USA on Monday, February 3rd. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“We won't be gi tomorrow about whether there will be a mineral trade,” Rubio said, taking a flight to Saudi Arabia. “It's an important topic, but it's not the main topic on the agenda.
Caitlin McFall from Fox News contributed to this report.
