US special envoy Steve Witkoff is indeed in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is another step toward a peace agreement, said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. "I can confirm that Mr.

The Black Sea ceasefire was discussed in Saudi Arabia during parallel US talks with Ukrainian and Russian officials. Despite Russia entering those talks saying its main objective was to broker such a truce, Kyiv said it was effective immediately once the talks concluded, while Russia sought to impose further conditions on the agreement.