U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to speak with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week on ways to end the three-year war in Ukraine, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff told CNN on Sunday after returning from what he described as a "positive" meeting with Putin in Moscow.

Steve Witkoff, representing U.S. President Donald Trump, went to Russia for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin about a ceasefire with Ukraine. He gave an interview to CNN on Sunday, discussing when talks between the White House and the Kremlin might be anticipated.

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not force special envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff to wait 9 hours for a reception, as the media reported. This was stated by US President Donald Trump in his account on the Truth Social social network.