U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 25, Axiosreported on April 23, citing an unnamed U.S. official. The visit comes as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to broker a ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff plans to travel to Moscow again in the coming days to discuss ending the Russian war in Ukraine with President Vladimir Putin. Such a meeting was announced for later this week by White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.

Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for the Middle East, is set to visit Russia this week. Source: Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin, in a comment to Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency Interfax,