U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow Tuesday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to attempt to persuade the latter to end the war in Ukraine.

Witkoff has been in the center of a media storm after Bloomberg published a transcript revealing that he had been coaching a Kremlin high official on how to approach talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The meeting comes after the Trump administration put forward a 28-point peace plan — reportedly drafted by Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, and Witkoff — that was criticized by Ukraine and European allies for being too favorable to Russia.

Subsequent talks attended by European, Ukrainian and American negotiators yielded an updated 19-point plan.

In a post on social platform X, Dmitriev said it was an “important day for peace.”

Witkoff traveled to Moscow after taking part in U.S.-Ukraine talks in Florida.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday that Kushner would also participate in the meeting with Putin, which will last “as long as needed.”

The Russian leader, however, shows no signs of backing down.

Speaking in Bishkek last week, Putin said that the fighting will end when “the Ukrainian forces leave the territories they hold.”

Ahead of the talks with Witkoff, Putin visited Russia’s General Staff on Monday.

Russian generals confirmed to him that Russia had captured Pokrovsk and was continuing to advance across the region, according to a video distributed Monday evening.

Eva Hartog contributed to this report.