Steve Witkoff, the US envoy assigned to the Ukraine-Russia war, landed in Moscow on Thursday to press talks for a ceasefire, after securing Ukraine's agreement, the Russian news agency Interfax reported, citing "aviation services."
The reported arrival comes after Witkoff joined a delegation in Jeddah Saudi Arabia that met with Ukrainian officials on Tuesday in the first step in a peace process prompted by the United States.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to US President Donald Trump that their two countries conclude a free trade agreement (FTA), Interfax Ukraine reported on Tuesday, citing Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative Taras Kachka.
Following his two-hour call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, US President Donald Trump said that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will start "immediately."
US President Donald Trump said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, after peace talks in Istanbul failed to secure a temporary ceasefire.
