The US has set its own time limit for resolving the Ukraine issue.
Beyond simply setting limits, the threat of secondary sanctions from the US against buyers of Russian energy resources is also seen as a "risky game."
According to TASS on August 6, Bloomberg reported that the US administration has sent the President's special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, to Moscow to meet the deadline Washington has set for a solution to the Ukraine conflict.
"The White House is trying to meet yet another deadline of its own making," Bloomberg reported.
The news agency reiterated that US President Donald Trump had previously threatened to impose secondary sanctions on countries that purchase energy resources from Russia. "This is a risky game, as the Biden administration has learned. Careful calculation is needed to sanction those who buy Russian oil without shaking the global market," Bloomberg noted. Accordingly, in such a situation, "both friends and enemies" could be affected.
According to TASS, special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on August 6th. That morning, Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev, Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and President Vladimir Putin's special envoy for foreign economic cooperation, took a stroll together through Zaryadye Park in Moscow.
This is Special Envoy Steve Witkoff's fifth visit to Russia since the beginning of 2025. His two most recent visits were on April 11th (in Saint Petersburg) and April 25th (in Moscow), both of which included meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
