WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week, ahead of a looming US sanctions deadline and escalating tensions with Moscow. Speaking to reporters, Trump also said that two nuclear submarines he deployed following an online row with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev were now “in the region.” Trump has not said whether he meant nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed submarines. He also did not elaborate on the exact deployment locations, which are kept secret by the US military.

Trump announced that he had ordered the deployment of a pair of U.S. nuclear submarines angry exchanges with a top Russian official over his deadline to end Russia's war in…

Matt Whitaker also said that the US wants "both sides to agree to a deal"

"So we'll see what happens," the US president added

Witkoff will discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine as Trump says again he wants a ‘deal where people stop getting killed’.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week, ahead of a looming US sanctions deadline and escalating…

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Russia in the coming week – just days before a...

Trump confirms US nuclear subs have been moved to Russian waters

Sources from the US also confirmed this

Steve Witkoff to travel to Moscow before US president’s Friday deadline after which new sanctions could be imposed

The comments come as Trump's deadline for Russia to agree a ceasefire with Ukraine or face sanctions edges closer.

MOSCOW: Russia urged caution on Monday after US President Donald Trump said he would deploy two nuclear submarines following an online row with former Russian president Dmitry…

Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump's special envoy, is expected to visit Russia this week to try to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow, reported state-owned Russian media on Wednesday, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to…

Officials in Washington provided few details of Witkoff’s schedule“Witkoff will be traveling to Russia this week,” Bruce saidWASHINGTON: US special envoy Steve Witkoff will be in…

Trump gives Russia until Friday to halt Ukraine offensive or face new penalties, including secondary tariffs on trade partners.

He was met by the Presidential Special Representative Kirill Dmitriev

US-Präsident Trump droht Russland mit Sanktionen, wenn dieses nicht den Krieg gegen die Ukraine beendet. Zugleich schickt er einen Vertrauten nach Moskau, um zu erkunden, ob es…

Talks between the two men come ahead of this Friday’s deadline set by Donald Trump for ending the war in Ukraine

Trump said he would await the Moscow talks' results before performing any economic retaliation. Trump threatened to impose 'secondary tariffs' on Russia's remaining trade…

President Donald Trump has warned that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire.