Trump says US special envoy Witkoff may travel to Russia

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (August 3) said special envoy Steve Witkoff may travel to Russia this coming week.

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Trump warned of sanctions if Russia doesnt agree to a Ukraine ceasefire by August 8.
Trump said Witkoff might travel to Russia midweek to push for a ceasefire.
Trump has recently toughened his stance on Russia and shown openness to arming Ukraine.

Trump said Witkoff may travel to Russia, potentially on Wednesday (August 6) or Thursday (August 7) as he warned that he would impose sanctions if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine before Friday (August 8).

"There'll be sanctions, but they seem to be pretty good at avoiding sanctions," Trump told reporters.

"They're wily characters and they're pretty good at avoiding sanctions, so we'll see what happens."

The U.S. leader, who returned to power on a pledge to swiftly end the war, has in recent weeks rolled back his earlier conciliatory approach toward Moscow and signaled openness to arming Ukraine.