White House envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are seeking to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The meeting could happen this month, though plans are not final and timing may slip due to unrest in Iran, the report said. The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment. Also Read Putin says Russia will achieve Ukraine war goals by force if Kyiv rejects peaceA White House official told Bloomberg no such meeting was currently scheduled. This follows Trump's comments earlier this month expressing frustration with Putin over the continued war in Ukraine, repeating that he had initially believed ending the conflict would be easy.

Source: The Telegraph January 14, 2026 13:18 UTC