US envoy says to meet Ukrainian representatives in New York this week

US president's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday that he will meet with representatives from Ukraine in New York this week as diplomatic efforts continue to seek an end to the Ukraine conflict, Report informs via Xinhua.

"I'm meeting with the Ukrainians this week. So I will be meeting with them this week in New York," Witkoff said in an interview with Fox News.

The US envoy said that US and Russian officials remain in regular contact. "We are hopeful that by the end of this year, we actually, and maybe quite a bit sooner, we actually, can find the ingredients to get to that peace deal."

According to Witkoff, Ukraine is considering Russia's peace proposal, while Moscow has expressed a desire to resolve the conflict.

He noted that the Ukraine conflict is more complicated than territorial disputes alone, and that final decisions will be made by Kyiv, not Washington.