White House special envoy Steve Witkoff argued that the United States is pursuing “stability” in its peace talks with Russia and Iran as part of the Trump administration’s use of “peace through strength.” 

Witkoff said a peace deal is “emerging” amid U.S. negotiations with Russia, finding in his most recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Russian leader’s “request” is to achieve permanent peace between Russia and Ukraine. Witkoff said the conflict between the two countries is rooted in “some real problematic things happening,” adding, without specifying, that the Trump administration is “on the verge” of achieving something that would benefit the world, not just Ukraine and Russia.