Witkoff’s Meeting With Putin ‘Constructive and Quite Useful,’ Kremlin Says

Witkoff’s fourth meeting with Putin came as the Trump administration pushes to end the Ukraine war.

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 Images

President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 25 for three hours of talks focused on Trump’s plan to end the Ukraine war, with the Kremlin describing the discussions as productive and helpful in bringing the two sides’ positions closer.

Russian state-media outlet Tass cited Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov as saying the Witkoff–Putin meeting was “constructive and quite useful.”