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Witkoff to Meet With Putin Envoy Dmitriev Today, Says CBS News

Apr 02, 2025 17:08

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Authors: Lucile Brizard
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Steve Witkoff, US special envoy to the Middle East, is interviewed outside the White House in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)

Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev are set to meet at the White House today, following a temporary lift of sanctions against Dmitriev, Sara Cook of CBS News reported on April 2.

Sources confirmed to Cook that sanctions against Dmitriev have been temporarily lifted, facilitating the meeting.

Steve Witkoff will meet with senior Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev today at the White House, 2 sources confirm to me & @CamJourno. The Treasury Dept temporarily lifted sanctions against Dmitriev so State Dept could issue the necessary visa for him to come to the US. @CBSNews
— Sara Cook (@saraecook) April 2, 2025

In related news, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the US Senate by Republicans Lindsey Graham and Democrat Richard Blumenthal, seeking to impose sanctions on Russia if the Kremlin undermines President Donald Trump’s peace efforts regarding Ukraine.