Witkoff at least four times visited Russia with official visits. In particular, At the end of March 2025, they with the illegitimate President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin We discussed the probability of renewing a direct dialogue between Kyiv and Moscow.
The media wrote that Witkoff, contrary to the established protocol, did not hire his own translator during three meetings with Putin.
On April 11, Reuters, citing sources, wrote that Witkoff considers the fastest way to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine The provision of the Russian Federation of ownership of four Ukrainian regions that Russians are trying to annex since 2022.
April 17 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Witkoff distributes Russian narratives about the war in Ukraine.
