Washington Correspondent Kelly Meyer asked President Trump's Special Enovy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, about the details around the release of Marc Fogel: exchange vs not one for one. Witkoff said that he didn’t have the details on the release and said that he doesn't know how many times Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"There were all kinds of conversations back then about Ukraine joining NATO. The president has spoken about this. That didn't need to happen. It basically became a threat to the Russians," Steve Witko

Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff explained Sunday to CNN’s Jake Tapper how President Donald Trump is working to end the Ukraine-Russia war after Tapper questioned Russia’s view of the president.

U.S. sees President Vladimir Putin as a "great competitor" and "adversary" as it works to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

Before Trump returned to the White House, Witkoff was his political adviser, fundraiser and golfing buddy. In testimony at Trump’s 2023 New York civil fraud trial, Witkoff said the pair’s friendship began in 1986 when he bought Trump a sandwich at a deli after Trump forgot his wallet.

On Meet the Press, Kristen Welker challenged Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin: “You yourself said when Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, ‘I strongly condemn the unjustified and unprovoked attack on Ukraine.’ . . . Do you still believe this was an unjustified and unprovoked attack on Ukraine by Russia?”

The meeting is meant to pave the way for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.