Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to discuss possible peace plans for Ukraine on Thursday with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow, after President Donald Trump said that a deal to end the war is “quite close.”
The United States has held talks with Russia, and separately with Kyiv and European leaders, on various draft proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. However, no agreement has yet been reached, despite Trump’s repeated promises to secure one.
Speaking at a meeting of Russia’s Security Council late Wednesday, Putin said he would meet Trump’s special envoy Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Kushner in Moscow to “continue the dialogue on the Ukrainian settlement,” as well as discuss Trump’s idea of a “Peace Board” and the possibility of using frozen Russian assets.
The aim is to bring an end to the deadliest war in Europe since World War II, addressing Ukraine’s future, the extent to which European powers have been sidelined, and whether a U.S.-brokered peace agreement would be sustainable.
