WASHINGTON, March 7 (Bernama-dpa) -- The US government is planning a meeting with representatives from Ukraine in Saudi Arabia, the White House's special envoy Steve Witkoff told reporters on Thursday.
He said it could take place in Riyadh or Jeddah and that they were still coordinating, the German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
"But I think the larger discussion for us ... is to get a peace deal done," he said. According to media reports, Witkoff is expected to participate in the meeting.
He hinted at travelling to the meeting himself, saying, "I think I'm going to be in four countries next week, and we have to determine the sequencing of it."
Witkoff also spoke positively about the letter that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had written to US President Donald Trump.
Trump had previously stated that he had received a letter from Zelensky, in which the latter reportedly stated that Ukraine was ready for peace negotiations.
"There was an apology. There was an acknowledgement that the United States has done so much for the country of Ukraine, and a sense of of gratitude," Witkoff said about the content of the letter.
The US president believes that it was "a very first positive step," Witkoff said.
In February, representatives of the US government met their counterparts from Russia in Saudi Arabia to negotiate an end to Russia's war against Ukraine.
"Peace ... is ultimately the goal," Witkoff emphasised again, describing Trump as "a peace-through-strength president."
--BERNAMA-dpa
