U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit to Russia is part of shuttle diplomacy as he conveys messages from U.S. President Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin and carries Putin’s messages to Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin.
"This is certainly shuttle diplomacy; indeed, it is about mediation efforts that the United States is making," Peskov said.
The Russian presidential spokesman explained that such a method was being employed particularly because "it is always easier to clarify all details" in a private conversation.
"Communication with Witkoff takes a lot of time; every time, it’s several hours. This is a good opportunity to convey our position to the U.S.," Peskov added.
This was the second meeting between Putin and Witkoff in the past two weeks and the fourth one since the beginning of the year. Their previous meeting took place in St. Petersburg on April 11 and lasted over four hours.
