US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with a Ukrainian delegation in New York this week, he announced in a Fox News interview.
Witkoff said that the upcoming meeting with the Ukrainian side "is a big signal." The envoy revealed he communicates daily with the Russian side and expressed hope that a bilateral meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin could take place soon.
Regarding the Kremlin leader, Witkoff said that during his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, Putin told him he "wants peace." The envoy expressed hope that Moscow "will stick to that."
"A peace agreement regarding the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war is already on the table," Witkoff said, according to Fox News.
The announcement comes after Witkoff previously met with Ukraine's security advisors. President Zelenskyy described that conversation as lengthy and highly detailed.
