US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
A source told Axios that Witkoff has arrived in Moscow and is scheduled to hold talks with Putin later Thursday.
He indicated that this visit could result in a phone call between Trump and Putin.
According to Axios, the Moscow talks are crucial to Trump's efforts to secure a 30-day ceasefire in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
The United States and Ukraine agreed on a plan for a 30-day ceasefire in the three-year-old war on Tuesday.