US envoys to meet Vladimir Putin on Ukraine peace plan today

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's Annmarie Hordern 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 Wednesday before traveling to Moscow and will then go to the United Arab Emirates for "working groups."


"The Ukrainians have said that we're 90% done and 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."

US and Ukrainian officials have said they've made significant progress on a 20-point plan to end the Russian full-scale invasion that's lasted almost four years and spiraled into Europe's biggest conflict since World War II.

Kyiv and Moscow remain at an impasse over key issues, though, including Putin's demands for control of territory that belongs to Ukraine and remains under its control.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Putin will meet with Witkoff and Kushner on Thursday, the Interfax news service reported.