US envoy Witkoff says he will meet with Putin on Thursday

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff delivers a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine, during the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' summit, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he and Trump's ‌son-in-law Jared Kushner planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ‌Thursday, and that he would meet with the Ukrainians later.

"We plan to discuss peace, and Ukraine and Russia," Witkoff told reporters one day after meeting with his Russian counterpart in Davos. "I'm hopeful... ‍we need a peace."