Russian envoy met with US negotiators in Florida to discuss "a variety of topics," according to Washington

President Trump and Steve Witkoff on March 7, 2026. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy met US negotiators in Florida on Wednesday, March 11, the United States said, in their first talks since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran.

"The teams discussed a variety of topics and agreed to stay in touch," Donald Trump's roving global envoy Steve Witkoff said in a statement on X after the talks with Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev.

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