Expose: The Real Reason Behind US Envoys Meeting Putin in Moscow
On March 12, 2024, President Vladimir Putin greeted American representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin’s St. George Hall. The brief handshake was captured on video and immediately circulated on social media. Putin’s comment that the situation "is not so easy" hinted at the complexity of any new diplomatic overture. The meeting marks the first direct contact between the Russian president and senior U.S. figures since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
What Happened at the Kremlin Meeting
According to a Reuters dispatch, the meeting took place at 10:30 a.m. local time on March 12 in the historic St. George Hall of the Kremlin. Steve Witkoff, a New York real‑estate developer who has been tasked by a U.S. business‑investment consortium, arrived with Jared Kushner, former senior adviser to President Donald Trump. Both men were escorted through the Hall of Columns by Kremlin protocol officers before being ushered into a private chamber where President Putin awaited them. Putin opened the dialogue by offering each guest a glass of Russian‑origin vodka, a customary gesture of hospitality. After a brief exchange of pleasantries,
Despite its reputation, vodka was originally a medicinal tonic in Russia, used to treat everything from colds to cholera.
