U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff flew to Russia on Friday for talks with President Vladimir Putin about the search for a peace deal on Ukraine, the Kremlin said, saying the two men might also discuss a Trump-Putin meeting.

Trump says Putin has to ‘get moving’ on ceasefire as US envoy in Russia for talks - Top US diplomat Steve Witkoff is set to hold talks with Vladimir Putin in Russia

US envoy Steve Witkoff was in Russia on Friday, the Kremlin said, his third visit to the country as Washington pushes for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

General Keith Kellogg proposed the division of Ukraine into zones, with British, French and Russian troops on the ground.

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a meeting with Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, according to the Kremlin's press office. The conversation, as reported by the TASS agency, is expected to focus on "the normalization of ties between Moscow and Washington and some aspects of the Ukrainian settlement.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg Friday, as part of high-stakes diplomacy aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Witkoff, reportedly carrying a message from President Donald Trump,

Russia is still counting on US President Donald Trump to deliver an acceptable peace deal in Ukraine, though it’s prepared to continue the war if talks fail, according to people in Moscow familiar with the matter.

When U.S. President Donald Trump paused military aid to Ukraine last month, the man described as his "spiritual advisor," Pastor Mark Burns, backed the decision. This week, Burns is urging him to send Kyiv more tanks,