U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin look at each other during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

The Trump administration has been quietly hammering out a new peace plan with Russia to end its war with Ukraine, a person familiar with the talks told CNN.

The president’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who has been at the center of the administration’s talks with Moscow , has been leading the effort, the source said. The negotiations accelerated this week as the Kremlin has signaled a renewed openness to a deal.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and a top-level Pentagon delegation arrived this morning in Ukraine “on a

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