President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will present Russian leader Vladimir ... The term sheet reportedly meets Putin’s demand that the US cease its support for Ukraine’s accession to NATO, the source added. "If Putin wants a way ...

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has refused to discuss a peace plan developed by US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff in coordination with Ukraine and Europe. As a result, Witkoff postponed his planned trip to meet with Putin,

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff for their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 25, 2025.

Using the Kremlin’s interpreter was “a very bad idea” that put Witkoff “at a real disadvantage,” Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, told NBC News.

In the hours before and after Air Force One touched down in Riyadh, President Trump's team plunged into a frenetic diplomatic blitz, aiming to defuse four of the world's most volatile crises — all at once.