US envoys Witkoff, Kellogg to travel to Istanbul for potential Russia-Ukraine peace talks, Reuters reports

Editor’s note: This is a developing story.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Keith Kellogg, will travel to Istanbul for possible peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, Reuters reported on May 13, citing three undisclosed sources.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Turkey for negotiations on May 15, potentially marking the first direct peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow since 2022.

The Kremlin said it is preparing for the talks but has not revealed whether Putin will attend in person.

Trump expressed optimism about the potential meeting between the two leaders, suggesting he might attend as well.

Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, and Witkoff, officially a Middle East envoy who also leads talks with Kyiv and Moscow, are expected to travel to Turkey to observe the talks regardless of whether Trump joins as well, CNN reported, citing sources.