US-Russian diplomacy: Trump’s messenger gets Putin for a 3-hour ‘productive’ thing; Still ban on table

American envoy Steve Witcoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for a three -hour meeting in Kremlin on Wednesday, as Washington pushes to end the war in Ukraine. Talks come to the end of a time limit by US President Donald Trump to agree to face peace or fresh restrictions for Moscow.Trump wrote on his true social platform, saying that the meeting was “highly productive” and indicated on diplomatic progress.“My special messenger, Steve Witcoff, just a highly productive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. There was great progress!” He posted. “Later, I updated some of my European colleagues. Everyone agrees to the war that this war should be closed, and we will work towards that in the coming days and weeks.”Kremlin has not yet issued a statement, and it is still not clear whether a specific decision was taken during the meeting. However, the US says it will still impose a ban on Russia’s business partners, reports of news agency AFP.The journey was planned as the last minute attempt to prevent more restrictions. Trump has openly disappointed with slow progress in ending the 3 -year war. He warned that countries can still trade with Russia like India and China, facing high tariffs.The report by Bloomberg and Russian outlet The Bell reported that Kremlin could propose a temporary stop for air strikes as a possible agreement by both Russia and Ukraine. Belarusi President Alexander Luakshhenko allegedly discussed the same idea with Putin last week. Since peace talks started again in May, Russia has extended its airstrikes. The recent strike on Kiev killed at least 72 people, who was condemned by Trump as “disgusting” last week.On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelansky said he spoke with Trump after the US messenger visited Moscow.