Trump has said he has confidence in special envoy Witkoff

US President Donald Trump has said he has “absolute confidence” in his special envoy Steve Whitkoff, Fox News Channel reports.

 

“[Steve Witkoff – ed.] has been with me, more or less, one way or another, every step of the way. [I – ed.] have absolute [confidence in him – ed.], support [him – ed.] and trust him,” Donald Trump said.

During Steve Witkoff’s swearing-in ceremony, Trump said the special envoy was able to make “significant progress” in working with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian representatives.

We will remind, earlier the press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin at a meeting with Steve Witkoff confirmed Moscow’s readiness for negotiations with Kiev without preconditions.