Media: Trump's envoy Witkoff on his way to Russia for meeting with Putin

Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East, has travelled to Russia and is expected to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday 11 April.

As reported by Axios, citing a source familiar with the trip and data from FlightRadar, Witkoff heads to Russia for the third meetinf with Putin.

This will be Witkoff’s third meeting with Putin as the Trump administration continues its push to secure a settlement to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

A US State Department spokesperson did not respond to Axios’ request for comment on Witkoff’s trip on the evening of 10 April.

Notably, Trump is said to be frustrated by the lack of significant progress in the talks in recent weeks and at one point said he was "very angry" because of Putin’s remarks concerning Ukraine.

If no ceasefire agreement is reached by the end of the month, Trump may impose additional sanctions on Russia, either through executive action or by urging Congress to pass new sanctions legislation, a source familiar with the matter told Axios.