White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on March 12 that U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff plans to visit Russia in the coming days to discuss a cease-fire deal with Ukraine.
“We urge the Russians to sign on to this plan,” Leavitt said. “This is the closest we have been to peace in this war. We are at the 10th-yard line, and the president expects the Russians to help us run this into the end zone.”
