00:00Tonight, President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, set to travel to Russia ahead of the president's Friday deadline for the Kremlin to halt its war against Ukraine.
00:10Six months into office, Trump suggesting his patience with President Vladimir Putin has waned.
00:15We had numerous good conversations where we could have ended this thing.
00:18And all of a sudden, bombs start flying.
00:21A source familiar with the administration's plans tells NBC News that in addition to Witkoff's meetings in Russia, the White House's special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, will soon head to Kiev.
00:32Their meeting as animosity between the Trump White House and the Kremlin reaches its most perilous high.
00:38Dmitry Medvedev, the number two to Putin on Russia's Security Council, warning Trump about his ceasefire ultimatum to not forget Russia's nuclear capabilities.
00:47The president responding.
00:48So I have sent to the region two nuclear submarines.
00:53I just want to make sure that his words are only words and nothing more than that.
00:57The U.S. ambassador to NATO also making the case this weekend for the White House's negotiating efforts.
01:03You know, I think President Trump has been pretty clear that this war in Ukraine is not going to be settled on the battlefield.
01:08Ultimately, it's got to be negotiated and there needs to be peace.
01:12As envoy Witkoff has been President Trump's point person for conflicts in both Ukraine and in Gaza, his upcoming trip to Russia comes after a three-day stop in the Middle East, visiting with hostage families and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
01:26And Friday, he stopped in Gaza, a rare visit by a high-level U.S. official, to see firsthand the humanitarian crisis on the ground.
01:35Vaughn Hilliard is traveling with the president in New Jersey and joins us now.
01:39Vaughn, the president is now threatening the Kremlin if they do not meet his timeline for a ceasefire, right?
01:44Allie, he is saying the U.S. will add new sanctions and tariffs if a deadline is not met of Friday.
01:53Though to note, the president has given Russia a deadline before and it passed with no clear consequence.
