U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images; Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Witkoff mentioned that Zelenskyy was visiting the White House in mid-October and that Putin could speak to Trump ahead of that meeting, the report added.
"Zelenskyy is coming to the White House on Friday," Witkoff said, according to a recording of the phone call obtained by Bloomberg. "I will go to that because they want me there, but I think, if possible, we have the call with your boss before that Friday meeting."
Witkoff suggested that Putin congratulate Trump on the Gaza peace deal and say that Russia backed it and that he respects Trump as a man of peace, Bloomberg reported.
"Here’s what I think would be amazing," Witkoff reportedly added. "Maybe he says to President Trump: you know, Steve and Yuri discussed a very similar 20-point plan to peace and that could be something that we think might move the needle a little bit. We’re open to those sorts of things."
Bloomberg also reported that Ushakov said Putin "will congratulate" Trump and say "Mr. Trump is a real peace man."
UKRAINE AGREES TO PEACE DEAL, US OFFICIAL SAYS
Firefighters put out a blaze after a Russian drone hit a multistory residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
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A U.S. official told Fox News that the Ukrainian delegation was also in Abu Dhabi and was in contact with Driscoll and his team.
Fox News’ Ashley Carnahan and Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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