Trump and Putin will speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, US envoy says

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin last week (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week as the US tries to broker a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff.

It would be the second publicised call between the two leaders since Mr Trump began his second term in January. Mr Trump and Mr Putin spoke in February and agreed to start high-level talks over ending the war in Ukraine.