World Oct 20 Zelenskyy seeks to mend ties with Trump ahead of Witkoff-Putin meeting By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela
World Oct 20 Watch 6:26 Tightening sanctions on Russia is 'the way to end this war,' says David Kramer To discuss the tensions between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Geoff Bennett spoke with David Kramer. He held a number of senior positions at the State Department during the George W. Bush administration. He’s now the executive director of… By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn
World Sep 06 U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold talks in Ukraine after meeting with Putin The trip by the Americans follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, as both sides have escalated their aerial attacks. By Samya Kullab, Associated Press
World Sep 05 Putin meets with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin for renewed talks on ending the war in Ukraine The envoys' trip comes as both sides escalate aerial attacks, some 4 1/2 years after the Kremlin's invasion of its neighbor. By Associated Press
World Apr 24 WATCH: Trump dispatching Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for new Iran talks, White House says The talks planned for Saturday come as much of the world is on edge over a war that has snarled crucial energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz, clouded the global economic picture and left thousands dead across the Middle… By Munir Ahmed, Jon Gambrell, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
Mar 25 AP report: At least 1,000 U.S. troops from 82nd Airborne set to deploy to Mideast By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The unit is considered the Army’s emergency response force and can typically be deployed on short notice. Continue reading
Mar 24 WATCH: Kushner, Witkoff, Rubio and Vance are 'in negotiations' with Iran, Trump says By Associated Press Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf denied on Monday that Iran was negotiating with the U.S. to end the war. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Trump claims U.S. and Iran are holding talks, Iran wants 'to make a deal' By Associated Press Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf denied Monday that Iran is negotiating with the United States to end the war, adding that “fake news is used to manipulate the financial and oil markets.”… Continue reading
Feb 14 Iran and U.S. to hold nuclear talks in Geneva, Swiss minister says By Associated Press The Trump administration has maintained that Iran can have no uranium enrichment under any deal. Tehran says it won’t agree to that. Continue reading
Dec 15 Latest talks between Ukraine and U.S. yield 'progress' as Trump seeks swift peace By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Ukraine's lead negotiator Rustem Umerov said on social media that “real progress” had been achieved at the talks in Berlin with President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner as well as European officials, which lasted… Continue reading