Florida meetings between US, Russia 'productive and constructive': Witkoff

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Sunday, February 01, 2026

01/02/2026

White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff speaks at an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, on Jan 29, in Washington. (AP)

WASHINGTON, Feb 1, (Xinhua): US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Saturday that US and Russian delegations held "productive and constructive" meetings in Florida.

"Today in Florida, the Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev held productive and constructive meetings as part of the US mediation effort toward advancing a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict," Witkoff said in a post on X.

The American delegation included Witkoff, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, Jared Kushner, and White House Senior Advisor Josh Gruenbaum, according to the post. "We are encouraged by this meeting that Russia is working toward securing peace in Ukraine," said Witkoff.