Russian President Vladimir Putin held a roughly three-hour meeting in Moscow with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, the Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing the Kremlin.
No details of Wednesday’s meeting were initially disclosed.
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Kremlin photos showed that Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, also took part in the talks.
In July, US President Donald Trump gave Moscow a 50-day deadline to end the war in Ukraine.
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The timeline was then shortened to this Friday.
Trump has threatened a new wave of sanctions if Russia fails to comply, including on countries that purchase Russian oil and gas, like India.