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Trump Envoy to Moscow as Sanctions Loom and Kremlin Urges Nuclear Caution

Trump is dispatching Steve Witkoff to negotiate a Ukraine ceasefire before his August 8 deadline triggers secondary tariffs.

White House special envoy Steve Witkoff waits for the arrival of President Donald Trump at Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, N.J., en route to attend the Club World Cup final soccer match, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan June 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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President Trump said his envoy would try to “get a deal where people stop getting killed”

Overview

  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov downplayed any nuclear escalation and warned all parties to be very cautious with nuclear rhetoric.
  • President Trump has positioned two U.S. nuclear submarines in strategic regions following veiled Cold War-era threats by Dmitry Medvedev.
  • Trump set an August 8 deadline for Russia to take concrete steps toward ending its war in Ukraine or face secondary tariffs on its remaining trade partners.
  • Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is scheduled to arrive in Moscow this week to press President Putin for a binding ceasefire agreement.
  • Fighting continues with ongoing drone strikes, air defense interceptions and preparations for a planned prisoner swap to return 1,200 Ukrainian troops.