Washington Correspondent Kelly Meyer asked President Trump's Special Enovy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, about the details around the release of Marc Fogel: exchange vs not one for one. Witkoff said that he didn’t have the details on the release and said that he doesn't know how many times Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff takes Americans inside the Trump administration’s successful string of negotiations on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

Trump and Putin had a "great friendship, and I think now it's going to continue," special envoy Steve Witkoff said.

"There were all kinds of conversations back then about Ukraine joining NATO. The president has spoken about this. That didn't need to happen. It basically became a threat to the Russians," Steve Witko

Instead Trump picked his personal friend, golf buddy and billionaire real estate developer Steve Witkoff. The president has made Witkoff his Middle East envoy. But last week the Bronx-born businessman found himself in discussions about ending a conflict in Eastern Europe - having been "with [Putin] for a very extended period,

Steve Witkoff avoided questions about whether he met with Putin to secure the former American detainee’s release.

U.S. sees President Vladimir Putin as a "great competitor" and "adversary" as it works to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The meeting is meant to pave the way for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Before Trump returned to the White House, Witkoff was his political adviser, fundraiser and golfing buddy. In testimony at Trump’s 2023 New York civil fraud trial, Witkoff said the pair’s friendship began in 1986 when he bought Trump a sandwich at a deli after Trump forgot his wallet.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump says he expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi ... special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff in charge of the talks.