Kirill Dmitriev, an economic envoy for Russian President Vladimir Putin, is expected to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who has become a key player in talks about the conflict, at the White House,

Kirill Dmitriev, Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin's Envoy for International Cooperation, may be received at the White House as early as Wednesday 2 April. Source: CBS News journalists Sara Cook and Camilla Schick,

Russia's Vladimir Putin has proposed to introduce an interim government under the auspices of the United Nations in Ukraine to hold elections in the country. The White House has already issued its first reaction,