US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his special envoy Steve Witkoff will be going to Moscow next week to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin – and his son-in-law Jared Kushner might go with him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a U.S. delegation is expected to arrive in Moscow in the first half of next week.

Ukrainian officials say a missile and drone attack killed dozens, right as the U.S. Army secretary arrived to push for peace talks.

Bullish assessments by US officials are driving President Donald Trump’s latest effort to end the war in Ukraine toward a familiar and inevitable acid test.