Posted on 04/11/2025 3:14:25 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
President Trump's diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia and is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin on Friday, according to a source familiar with the trip and FlightRadar data.
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If no ceasefire is reached by the end of the month, Trump could move forward with additional sanctions on Russia either through executive power or by asking Congress to pass new sanctions legislation, a source familiar with the issue told Axios.
"We will know soon enough, in a matter of weeks, not months, whether Russia is serious about peace or not. I hope they are," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels.
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
I remember years ago Trump saying. If you want to keep something secret...send a messenger.
Witkoff in St Petersburg, not Moscow.
Did not meet with Putin.
Putin also in St Petersburg but no meeting with Witkoff yet.
President Trump is tired of Putin’s game playing. Easter is the ceasefire deadline.
Since you are such a trusted advisor to our President, what happens after Easter?
Don't you have another thread up about the mysterious disappearance (again) of Putin? Why would we send a messenger to meet with someone that's missing?
Alex Christoforou: "Witoff has met with the Russian president two times and we will have a third time. This is a very good sign. Perhaps Witcoff is going to to accept Istanbul plus June 2024 terms. Maybe that's what we're going to to see."
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