White House clarifies Witkoff, not Trump, spoke to Putin

In the last few minutes, the White House has clarified that it was US envoy Steve Witkoff who spoke with Russian president Vladimir Putin, and not US president Donald Trump, Guardian reported.

According to the source, the confusion was caused by Trump’s social media post earlier, in which he praised the discussions with the Russian leader, and said “I have strongly requested to President Putin,” making it sound as if he spoke with Putin personally.