Steve Witkoff says Putin does not intent to invade Europe

president Donald Trump’s envoy to Russia and Ukraine says he does not believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to invade Europe.

Envoy Steve Witkev made the statement during the appearance of Sunday morning on “Fox News Sunday”, and he commented on Putin’s motives on a large scale.

“I have now asked my opinion about what President Putin’s motives are more broadly. I simply said that I do not see that he wants to take all of Europe,” Witkov said.

“This is a completely different situation from what it was in World War II. There was no NATO,” he added. “I take it with his word in this sense.”

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Comments come before Witkoff meets Russian and Ukrainian delegations directly in indirect ceasefire talks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Trump administration hopes to mediate a greater peace agreement.

He said on Sunday: “I think that you will see in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday some real progress, especially as it affects the ceasefire on the Black Sea on ships between the two countries. Since that which naturally attracted to a full ceasefire,” he said on Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Trump about the potential peace agreements last week. (Alexei Babushkin, Sputnik, Kremlin swimming pool)

Moscow spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that there are many road barriers that could prevent the peace agreement.

“We are only at the beginning of this path,” he told reporters.

Russia launched a huge drone attack targeting Kiev and other major cities in Ukraine overnight on Sunday, with a highlight of the extent to which it could go before the peace agreement.

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A residential building in the Dniprovskyi area was damaged by a Russian drone blow on March 23, 2025, in Kiev, Ukraine. (Pusthkov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

The Ukrainian Air Force says that the Russian attack included 147 drones, 97 of which were dropped and 25 others failed to reach their targets.

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Ukrainians at the site of Kiev attacks the damage to their homes and neighborhoods on Sunday morning. Many were bothering the upcoming ceasefire talks, referring to the burned houses that were destroyed in the drone attack, saying this was more indicating the real intentions of Russia.