The meeting in Riyadh — which included Rubio, U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov a

Special envoy Steve Witkoff was involved in negotiating an exchange that would bring Fogel back to the U.S. National security adviser Mike Waltz said in a statement the exchange “serves as a show of good faith from the Russians and a sign we are moving in the right direction to end the brutal and terrible war in Ukraine.

Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff joins 'Sunday Morning Futures' to weigh in on peace talks to end the war in Ukraine, the next phase in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, and his visit to Gaza.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff suggested Sunday that the war in Ukraine wasn’t “necessarily” provoked by the Kremlin, while predicting that a mineral deal with Kyiv would get “signed this week.” “The war didn’t need to happen.

Trump and his deputies have pressured Zelensky to accept a deal on tapping revenues from Ukraine's mineral wealth US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday they expected that an agreement would be signed this week on US access to Ukraine's critical mineral deposits.

Trump officials including Defense Secretary Hegseth, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff are dodging questions about whether Russia is responsible for starting the war in Ukraine.

Special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that Russia should not necessarily be blamed for sparking the war in Ukraine — a position that aligns with President Donald Trump’s recent strikes against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the three-year anniversary of the fighting looms.

Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East and a New York real estate developer, is set to meet with Russian officials to discuss ending the Ukraine war.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, right, and U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff attend an interview after meeting Tuesday with Russian officials

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff will be traveling to Saudi Arabia in the coming days in order to meet with representatives from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government in order to begin talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff are headed to Saudi Arabia to initiate negotiations toward peace between Russia and Ukraine,