Talks come after Witkoff led US discussions with Ukraine at weekend amid European concerns that Kyiv will be pressured to make concessions to Moscow

• US-Russia talks may pile pressure on Kyiv to make concessions, says EU foreign policy chief

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Who is Steve Witkoff? The American property developer turned loyal envoy to the US president has had a friendship with Donald Trump dating back to a late-night encounter in a New York deli.

Now Witkoff is key to Trump’s efforts to secure a deal to end the war in Ukraine – and earlier helped broker the ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war.