According to TASS, data from Flightradar flight tracking service shows that the Gulfstream G650 carrying Witkoff left Hamad International Airport in Doha earlier and flew into Russian airspace from Latvia at around 11:40 a.m. Moscow.
Information about this trip coincides with the previous statement of the White House that special forces agent Witkoff will go to Russia to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine, although the specific time was not disclosed.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also confirmed that US negotiators are on their way to Russia and will have meetings during the day.
Previously, on March 12, US President Donald Trump announced that the US and Ukraine had reached an agreement on a 30-day ceasefire, and US negotiators would travel to Russia this week to realize the agreement.
The US officials said the country expects Russia to accept a ceasefire without any conditions.
However, according to Reuters, Russia has submitted a list of requests related to the ceasefire agreement with Ukraine as well as the resettlement of Russia-US relations. The specific content of the list has not yet been published and it is not clear whether Russia will agree to peace talks with Ukraine before these conditions are accepted.
Over the past three weeks, Russian and US officials have held many face-to-face and online discussions to negotiate the terms. Sources say the demands from the Kremlin are wide-ranging, similar to the conditions Russia has previously set for Ukraine, the US and NATO.
The Kremlin also revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold an international phone call on March 13, sparking speculation about the next steps in the negotiations process.
There are also many reports that special envoy Steve Witkoff may meet President Vladimir Putin on March 13.
The visit of special envoy Witkoff to Moscow shows the ongoing diplomatic efforts to seek a solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
