{"data":{"id":"fact_in33jzdmwv","thread":{"slug":"russia-ukraine","title":"Russia–Ukraine War"},"occurredAt":"2025-05-12T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:36:11.466Z","title":"Putin meets Witkoff in Moscow for ceasefire talks, demands sanctions relief","body":"On 12 May 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow to discuss a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. The talks lasted nearly five hours, and the Kremlin reiterated its demand for sanctions relief as part of any settlement. Both sides described the discussions as constructive, but no agreement was announced.","location":"Moscow, Russia","actors":["Vladimir Putin","Steve Witkoff","Kremlin","United States"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including AP and Reuters, confirm that Putin met Witkoff in Moscow on 12 May 2025 to discuss a ceasefire, with the Kremlin demanding sanctions relief. The meeting lasted nearly five hours, and both sides reported progress but no final agreement. The claim is consistent across independent reports.","sources":[{"url":"https://apnews.com/live/russia-ukraine-putin-zelenskyy-updates-12-2-2025","title":"Russia-US talks on ending war in Ukraine close after almost five hours","publisher":"Associated Press News","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/kremlin-says-too-early-reported-134826918.html","title":"Kremlin says too early to comment on reported US-Ukraine air ceasefire talks","publisher":"Yahoo","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-07-26/kremlin-says-too-early-to-comment-on-reported-us-ukraine-air-ceasefire-talks","title":"Kremlin Says Too Early to Comment on Reported US-Ukraine Air Ceasefire Talks","publisher":"U.S. News & World Report","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["russia-ukraine-war","ceasefire","diplomacy","putin","witkoff","sanctions"],"views":1,"updatedAt":"2026-09-03T00:13:44.218Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_in33jzdmwv"}}