President Donald Trump’s trusted foreign envoy Steve Witkoff landed in Moscow early on Wednesday after the Kremlin requested a meeting with him in a last-ditch effort to avoid the punishing new sanctions Trump has threatened to impose this week,

US envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Wednesday, state media reported, where he will meet with Russian leadership as President Donald Trump's deadline to impose fresh sanctions over the war in Ukraine looms.

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has arrived in Moscow. Russian media reported his visit on Wednesday, just days before the White House's deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine.