Steve Witkoff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his dismay at an agreement between the Kremlin and White House which will see U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel exports until April 2027 in exchange for the staggered release of nearly two million tons of Russian diesel

Fourteen others were wounded in the attack on Zaporizhzhia, an industrial city whose outskirts lie less than 30 km (20 miles) from the frontline

The talks led by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are the latest attempt to negotiate a settlement amid intensifying deadly aerial attacks on both sides of the border

The New York talks were held with Qatar acting as an intermediary and focused on conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key stumbling block in negotiations between Tehran and Washington since the war began in late February

Secure rooms in the US Capitol are cavernous compared to the White House Situation Room

An investor group led by U.S. billionaire investor Todd Boehly which includes Middle Eastern investors who have business ties to Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are pursuing a deal to secure Lukoil's assets, the New York Times reported

Other investments include more than $68 million in NextVision, which manufactures cameras for drones, and at least $40 million in Reshef Technologies, which manufactures electronic fuzes for shells

Donald Trump has publicly rejected the seven-day plan and reportedly told staff he expects to resume hostilities after the November midterms

Just seven months ago, Masoud Pezeshkian was running Iran from an underground bunker, trying to stay alive as American and Israeli missiles rained down

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei criticized Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for not pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to "annihilate" the Islamic republic

US aviation squeeze disrupts Iranian flights, but Pezeshkian may already have route home

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday

Heavily damaged apartment buildings are surrounded by piles of rubble

Trump sees momentum after indirect Iran talks as oil falls and aviation sanctions bite

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet US President Donald Trump in the United States on 22 September

French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump agreed to act together on energy market tensions and Mideast security

US pushes to revive stalled peace efforts

Kremlin does not rule out return to Ukraine talks in October

Last month, the U.S. welcomed Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to a meeting of G20 countries in North Carolina

Events since the United States revived its Ukraine peace bid say more about its chances than the sunny rhetoric that accompanies it

Putin eager to reach a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine: Trump

Putin eager to reach a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine: Trump

Ratcliffe is expected to continue maintaining contacts with the intelligence services of both countries

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a one-hour phone call focused on Ukraine and the recent Moscow–Kyiv visits by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner

Russian ballistic missiles rain on Ukraine just a day after US peace envoys held a press conference in Kyiv alongside Zelensky

Zelenskyy remained unclear whether these plans would be workable or not

When Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022, few expected Ukraine to be able to hold on for long

A key US negotiator on Monday hailed weekend discussions in Moscow and Kyiv, suggesting they could see a scheduling of fresh three-way peace talks aimed at ending Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II

And yet, as Russian troops continue to make slow but steady progress on the front line and jet-powered drones invade Ukrainian skies, Kyiv may need more of Witkoff’s cringeworthy brand of flattery in the months to come

President Volodymyr Zelensky and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner described talks positively but announced no breakthrough, as Zelensky warned fighting could continue into winter

Russian president Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow as Donald Trump’s administration stepped up efforts to broker an end to the Ukraine war

Trump envoys arrive in Moscow with Ukraine peace proposal

Dmitriev also played a role in negotiating US sanction waivers for Russian oil this year

Dmitriev also played a role in negotiating US sanction waivers for Russian oil this year

The meeting, which had not previously been reported or announced by the White House, took place on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia as the Trump administration works to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz while increasing economic pressure on Tehran

Sharks and orcas may not quite be the same class of animal, but Putin continued with his analogy

He also praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, calling them trusted and welcome guests in Moscow

Tactical nuclear weapons are short-range nuclear arms intended for limited battlefield use rather than attacks on entire cities or countries

C-17 flew from Washington via Latvia, but neither US nor Russia has explained its mission

Trump is expanding his Middle East outreach as Jared Kushner reportedly meets Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt

Senate Democrats are calling on the Trump administration to escalate efforts to rescue Americans detained in Russia, after Moscow on Tuesday released U.S. citizen Robert Gilman after four and a half years in detention

Putin frees ‘deathly ill’ US Marine after conversation with Trump

The intelligence-sharing relationship between the United States and Ukraine has returned to its previous high level

Far-right political activist Laura Loomer holds some views that most people consider to be deeply offensive

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Lockheed Martin team during his visit to the United States

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Lockheed Martin team during his visit to the United States

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Lockheed Martin team during his visit to the United States

German nuclear fuel plant cleared to work with Russia's Rosatom

A German nuclear fuel assembly plant has won regulatory approval to jointly produce fuel with Russia's state-owned Rosatom, underscoring how the nuclear sector remains largely exempt from European sanctions on Russia

US renews Iran strikes after Trump declares ceasefire ‘over’

Iran turns control of key energy corridor into leverage against Western powers

Iran turns control of key energy corridor into leverage against Western powers

DW asks how much leverage Tehran really has over Washington and if its high-risk strategy could backfire

President Donald Trump is reported to have held a 90-minute call with Russian president Vladimir Putin in which he offered to help the leader find a solution to the war with Ukraine