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Trump says 'great progress' made in envoy Witkoff's meeting with Putin

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his special envoy Steve Witkoff had a "highly productive" meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Great progress was made!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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Published August 06,2025
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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff made "great progress" in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Trump updated some of Washington's European allies after the meeting.

"My Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, just had a highly productive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

"Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come," he added.