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Putin's meeting with Witkoff may take place on April 25 — Axios

The Gulfstream G650 plane with the US special envoy on board is reportedly heading towards Russia from Paris

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin Gavriil Grigorov/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin

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WASHINGTON, April 23. /TASS/. The Axios news website has reported, citing its sources, that US special envoy Steven Witkoff may meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia on Friday, April 25.

According to the Flightradar tracking service, the Gulfstream G650 plane with Witkoff on board is heading towards Russia from Paris.

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