Moscow - President Donald Trump's special envoy fails to hire his own interpreters in three, breaking long-term agreement Contrary to the high-level meeting of Vladimir Putin of Russia, they chose to rely on the Kremlin translation, both U.S. officials and two Western officials knew about the talks.

Steve Witkoff's mission was to end the Ukrainian war and held a few hours in Moscow with Putin on April 11 in Moscow and met with "using their translators" in St. Petersburg on April 11, and met in St. Petersburg on April 11. "If they talk to each other in Russian, he doesn't know what they are talking about."

Witkoff is a former real estate tycoon and cryptocurrency trader who doesn't speak Russian. Two former U.S. ambassadors said that by using the Kremlin interpreter, he risked some nuances in Putin's message and that he would not be able to independently verify what he said to him.

NBC News asked the White House National Security Council to comment and was forwarded to the Witkoff team, which did not respond. Both the State Department and the Kremlin were asked to comment.

Thousands of people have been killed since Putin launched Ukraine in February 2022. Trump campaigned for the "first day" war and made it one of his top priorities. Meanwhile, Putin is not interested in ending the conflict, and in his speech on Sunday, he talked about Russia's nuclear energy and he talked about putting the war to an end.

The Russian leader speaks English and communicates through interpreters during negotiations and during formal meetings. At a meeting with Witkoff on April 25, his special adviser Yuri Ushakov served as Russian ambassador to the United States between 1998 and 2008, as well as his special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev. An interpreter joined Putin's team.

A short video of the meeting released by the Kremlin shows a smiling Witkoff entering the room alone, and then he shakes hands with Putin, who also laughs extensively. Witkoff seems to be accompanied by any consultant or expert, who usually support subtle and complex negotiations.

When a woman joins Witkoff on the side of the table, he points to her and says, "Embassy's interpreter? OK."

The White House National Security Council and Witkoff team did not identify the woman when NBC News requested. The State Department, the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the Kremlin were also asked to comment.

Michael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said using the Kremlin interpreter was "a very bad idea" to make Witkov "a real disadvantage."

"I speak Russian and listened to the Kremlin interpreters and American interpreters at the same meeting, and the language will never be the same," McFal said in an email Wednesday.

McFar, a professor of political science at Stanford University, said having gifts from American interpreters also ensures more accurate written records of meetings from other governments.

He added: "At the end of each meeting I attended, I report to the interpreters to make sure we hear everything correctly to make 'memcom' completely right. You can't do this with Russian officials."

McFaul said no detailed notes on the meeting could cause problems for other senior members of the Trump administration, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump attempted to raise discussions to Ukraine’s envoy Keith Kellogg.

He added: "How did Kellogg know about Witkoff's agreement with Putin? He only knows this through 'memcom'."

Witkoff played a key role in trying not only to resolve the war in Ukraine, but also the conflict between Gaza and Iran's nuclear deal, and he played a sensitive message exchange that attracted people's attention.

Two Western officials said Vidokov's plane (he used to fly to Russia for a meeting) did not install a secure government communication system, including an official previously cited in this article. But officials said he had made sensitive calls from the U.S. embassy and had a secure cell phone before boarding the plane.

NBC News made comments to the White House National Security Council and was forwarded to Witkoff's team, which did not respond. The State Council was also asked to comment.

Witkoff's efforts seem to end the war at least on the Russian side to achieve little fruitful results.

A proposal to visit Putin next week for Trump to meet with Putin because Russia has no action because Russia has no action, according to two government officials familiar with the plan and a U.S. official. Government officials said the meeting would depend on Russia's agreement to a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Another European official said intelligence assessments show that Putin is still committed to the biggest goal of the Ukrainian war and has no interest in negotiations to reach a settlement.

Putin had previously said he hoped Ukraine would withdraw from four regions (Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson) and that Russia had illegally annexed shortly after its invasion in February 2022, and he also insisted that Ukraine promised to be unwilling to join NATO and limited Russia's size on the scale of its army and its culture and language on the scale of its Russian army.

Since meeting with Witkoff, the White House has signed an "economic partnership" with Ukraine, which will give Washington access to key minerals and natural resources from some war-torn countries.

“The Ukrainians have always been cooperative, flexible, supportive and eager to move forward, but the Russians have not.

He said Ukraine has agreed to propose a proposal to us on a full air, ocean and land ceasefire, while extending the tide of armistice to the Black Sea shipping lane.

An official among Western officials said a "periodic table" that included a 30-day ceasefire, including negotiators from the United States, Europe and Ukraine, and canceled negotiators from the United States, Europe and Ukraine, adding that it met Putin's demand that the United States does not support Ukraine's accession to NATO.

"If Putin wants a way out, that's his way out," the official said of the proposals, adding that Vikov will have to show it to the Russian president.

In his speech on Sunday, Putin said Russia has enough power and resources to bring the logical conclusions of the Ukrainian war to logic, although he hopes that there is no need for nuclear weapons.

He said in a state television film called "Russia, Kremlin, Putin, 25 years", he said: "No need to use these weapons...I hope I don't need them."

Keir Simmons reports to Moscow. Carol Lee, Dan de Luce and Courtney Kube report from Washington, D.C.