Ukraine-Russia peace talks: Trump envoy Witkoff to meet with Putin

President Donald Trump says there's a “good chance” for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, but his negotiators have hard work ahead — they now head to the Kremlin and still need to iron out key details with Kyiv

President Donald Trump says there's a “good chance” for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, but his negotiators have hard work ahead — they now head to the Kremlin and still need to iron out key details with Kyiv.

After what the United States described as “very productive” talks Sunday with Ukraine, special envoy Steve Witkoff was set to travel to Moscow to discuss changes that Kyiv and its allies have secured to the peace plan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled last week that he was ready to have a “serious” conversation, but has shown little sign of stepping away from his hard-line demands that formed the basis of the original 28-point proposal backed by Trump.

The Kremlin said early Monday that the American delegation would meet with Putin on Tuesday.

Before that, Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Florida with a delegation from Ukraine, which has been damaged by the removal of its top negotiator in a corruption scandal.