White House special envoy Steve Witkoff was in Moscow on Wednesday to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin ahead of President Trump's ceasefire deadline.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff plans to hold a videoconference today, August 7, with officials from Ukraine and five other countries. He will brief them on his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin,

The White House said new secondary sanctions against Russia will kick in on Friday, even though a meeting between US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin “went well” on Wednesday.