The White House is 'very optimistic' about a meeting with Russia on Tuesday.

Top U.S. officials meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in a push for a Ukraine peace deal, as President Zelenskyy voices commitment but questions Russia’s intentions.

Steve Witkoff will hold talks at the Kremlin, after the White House said it was "optimistic" about a breakthrough.

By Guy Faulconbridge, Anton Kolodyazhnyy and Maxim Rodionov MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Russia and the U.S. did not reach a compromise on a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine after a five-hour Kremlin meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump's top envoys,

U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff has an appointment at the Kremlin, but his peace proposals seem like they will be dead on arrival. Witkoff will fly to Moscow on Tuesday with a new plan for peace hashed out among himself,

Elsewhere, President Zelensky warns that Ukraine risks losing the US as a key partner over the Trump administration's plans.

WASHINGTON — Russian dictator Vladimir Putin threatened President Trump not to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine in a phone call set in motion by White House special envoy Steve Witkoff ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly coached an aide to Russia’s leader on dealing with President Trump on Ukraine.

WASHINGTON -- There are no plans for President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet "in the immediate future," a White House official said on Tuesday -- calling off a summit that was expected in Hungary in the coming weeks. Trump ...

The road to a peace deal has been fraught with changing dynamics involving President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russian president Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine’s European allies of sabotaging US-led efforts to end the war that have gained momentum in recent weeks. “They don’t have a peace agenda, they’re on the side of the war,