Russian President Vladimir Putin met late on March 13 with Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Putin meets U.S. envoy to discuss Ukraine ceasefire proposal, signaling potential progress in peace talks between nations.

Donald’s Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night in Moscow as the White House pushes the Kremlin to accept a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine.

The diplomatic effort signaled that Russia was keen to keep negotiating with the United States about a cease-fire in Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night, Politico reported, citing Russian state-owned news outlet Izvestia. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu;

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has sent "additional signals" to U.S. President Donald Trump via his envoy Steve Witkoff, the Kremlin said. Putin and Witkoff met in Moscow to discuss a 30-day ceasefire proposal in Russia's war on Ukraine.

President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia was excluded from high-level talks on ending the war after the Kremlin said it didn't want him there, a U.S. administration official and a Russian official tell NBC News.