Trump Sends Envoy to Moscow: Is a Ukraine Peace Deal Imminent?

US President Donald Trump has announced that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Moscow next week to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. This mission aims to finalise a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, with Trump stating on Truth Social that only a few disagreements remain. However, European leaders reportedly remain sceptical, and military actions in Ukraine continue.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed Kyivs readiness to proceed with a US-backed framework, signalling a willingness to discuss unresolved issues directly with President Trump.

Simultaneously, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov emphasised Moscows expectation that any revised peace proposal must reflect principles agreed upon during the Trump-Putin Alaska summit. The geopolitical landscape is thus marked by both diplomatic overtures and underlying tensions regarding the terms of a potential resolution.