Trump’s special envoy Witkoff returns to U.S. after talks in Moscow

Mike Volz, the U.S. President's National Security Advisor, told Fox News, according to Suspilne.

Volz stated that he had spoken with his colleague, who was there and was returning so that they could assess the situation and discuss it with President Trump, who would make a decision on the next steps.

The White House also said that the United States was “cautiously optimistic” after Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow. However, they promised “not to get ahead of the President” and not to disclose anything to the media.

At noon on March 14, the Kremlin confirmed a meeting between Witkoff and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

"The time of the conversation between Putin and Trump has not been agreed upon yet; it will be determined after Witkoff's report to the U.S. president. Both Russia and the U.S. understand that a conversation between the presidents is necessary. Yesterday, Putin listened to Witkoff and conveyed information for Trump through him," said Putin's press secretary, Peskov.

According to him, Putin supports Trump's position on resolving the situation in Ukraine but "raised questions that need to be jointly addressed."

"There are grounds for cautious optimism regarding the settlement of the situation in Ukraine," the Kremlin added.

• On March 13, the plane of Steve Witkoff, the special envoy of the U.S. President Donald Trump, landed in Russia. An aide to Russian leader Putin, Yuri Ushakov, did not rule out that Witkoff would meet with Putin.
• During a meeting with NATO’s Mark Rutte, Trump called Putin’s 30-day ceasefire proposal promising but said it lacked key details.
• Donald Trump also said that he expects Russia to agree to a ceasefire from Special Representative Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow.