Trump envoy meets Putin hours after Moscow killing of Russian general

Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff has met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin for high-stakes peace talks, hours after a senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow. In comments to journalists, Ushakov said the possibility of resuming direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine had also been discussed. View image in fullscreen The scene of the car bombing that killed Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, a senior Russian military officer, in Balashikha. The Kremlin blamed Ukraine for the killing, with Peskov saying Kyiv was engaging in “terrorist activities on Russian territory”. Insiders close to the defence ministry say his influence within the Russian military was on the rise.