US envoy Witkoff to meet Putin in Moscow for pivotal peace talks Thursday
US special envoy and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner head to Russia to pursue a breakthrough on territorial disputes and security guarantees
US envoy Steve Witkoff said he and Jared Kushner will travel to Russia on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin on the latest proposals for a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.
“The Russians have invited us to come and that’s a significant statement from them,” Witkoff said in an interview with Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday.
“Jared and I will leave Thursday night and arrive in Moscow late at night.”
US President Donald Trump remains “focused on that peace deal, it’s a very, very important part of his agenda,” Witkoff said. The envoy said he plans to meet with Ukrainian officials later on Wednesday before travelling to Moscow and will then go to the United Arab Emirates for “working groups”.
I think everybody is embedded in the process and wants to see a peace deal happen
“The Ukrainians have said that we’re 90 per cent done and I agree with them. In fact, I think that we’ve made even more significant improvement,” Witkoff said. “I think everybody is embedded in the process and wants to see a peace deal happen.”