Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greet one another prior to talks in Moscow, Russia, on April 25, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna/Pool/AFP via Getty ImagesAccording to the Kremlin, no agreement was reached during a five-hour meeting held Tuesday between U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.Speaking at a briefing in the Kremlin after the meeting, Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign policy aide, told reporters that the meeting was “constructive,” but said, “Compromises have not yet been found.”
