U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said on Thursday he is in discussions with Ukraine for a peace agreement framework to end hostilities with Russia and that a meeting is planned next week with the Ukrainians in Saudi Arabia.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff suggested Sunday that the war in Ukraine wasn’t “necessarily” provoked by the Kremlin, while predicting that a mineral deal with Kyiv would get “signed this week.” “The war didn’t need to happen. It was provoked.

Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, said he thinks Ukraine could "move forward" after signing a key minerals deal.

Steve Witkoff, one of Donald Trump's top negotiators, claimed Russia "was provoked" into invading Ukraine in 2022.

NBC News Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons reports on U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s growing stature in the Trump administration as the U.S. engages in diplomatic talks around the world.

I t was 1986: Greed was good and the hours were punishing. Still, even round-the-clock dealmakers had to eat. That is how Donald Trump happened upon Steve Witkoff at a deli counter in midtown Manhattan at 3am. One was a son of Queens, the other of the Bronx. Both were hungry. Mr Witkoff paid.

President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff told reporters on Thursday. The meeting signals a thawing of relations between the U.S. and Ukraine, which ruptured abruptly following an explosive Oval Office confrontation between Trump and Ukrainian Presid ...