The White House said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, will visit Moscow this week for a new round of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine.
Recall that Witkoff has previously held three long meetings with Putin on prospects for an end to the war in Ukraine.
According to White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, President Trump had met Witkoff earlier in the day and they wanted everyone to know that the negotiations continue and that Witkoff was headed to Russia later this week.
“Trump wants to see peace, he wants this war to end and he has grown frustrated with both sides of the war, she said.
Earlier on Tuesday, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yury Ushakov said Witkoff would visit Moscow this week.
DAILY POST reports that the meeting comes as talks prepare to get under way in London on Wednesday regarding the war in Ukraine.
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters at a separate briefing that Trump's Ukraine envoy General Keith Kellogg will attend those meetings, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio no longer able to attend.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said he would be happy to meet with Trump later this week when they both attend the funeral for Pope Francis.
Speaking to reporters in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said Ukraine would be ready to hold talks with Russia in any format once a ceasefire is in place and the fighting between Kyiv and Moscow's forces has stopped.
Meanwhile, Putin has offered to halt his invasion of Ukraine across the current front line as part of efforts to reach a peace deal with Trump.
