Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are meeting on Thursday to facilitate discussions with a delegation from Moscow. The visiting official, Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, is traveling to New York to coordinate talks regarding the war in Ukraine with these members of the incoming US administration, according to sources.

The engagement marks a fresh diplomatic effort between Vladimir Putin's government and the team of President-elect Donald Trump. This visit to the United States involves Dmitriev's direct discussions with designated envoys as Russia seeks to navigate its relations with the new executive leadership.