U.S. President Donald Trump on March 15 denied reports that his special envoy Steve Witkoff had waited for hours for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Sky News reported on March 14,

Media reports today claimed that Trump's special representative, Steve Witkoff, waited at least eight hours for a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin. However, the US president denied the claim,

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not force special envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff to wait 9 hours for a reception, as the media reported. This was stated by US President Donald Trump in his account on the Truth Social social network.