On the 6th (local time), Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, is visiting Russia.
According to major foreign media, Envoy Witkoff is scheduled to meet with senior Russian officials in Moscow on that day. There were also reports from Russian media that an aircraft presumed to belong to Witkoff has departed from the United States.
There is also a possibility that Envoy Witkoff will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during this visit. He is expected to relay President Trump's warning regarding sanctions in specific terms and to press Russia for a more forward-leaning attitude toward ceasefire negotiations.
President Donald Trump is monitoring the results of Envoy Witkoff's visit to Russia and plans to make decisions regarding sanctions against Russia. He told reporters on the 5th, "I will see how it goes and make a decision."
On that day, President Trump was also in communication with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. President Zelensky stated that they had a productive discussion regarding sanctions against Russia and defense cooperation, and he noted that President Trump was well aware of Russia's airstrikes on Ukraine.
However, it remains uncertain whether President Putin will change his stance. Reuters, citing multiple sources, reported that President Putin is expected to maintain his goal of completely occupying the four Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson, which he has declared annexed, without yielding to President Trump's ultimatum regarding sanctions.