U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday as part of renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Speaking to reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, Witkoff said he and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner planned to hold talks focused on peace and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

“We plan to discuss peace, and Ukraine and Russia,” Witkoff said, adding that he was hopeful about the prospects for an agreement. “We need a peace.”

Russia’s state news agency TASS reported, citing the Kremlin, that the meeting would take place in Moscow. Witkoff earlier said Russia had requested the talks, describing the request as a significant signal.

Witkoff also confirmed plans to meet Ukrainian officials at a later stage, though he provided no further details. Ukraine’s top negotiator, Rustem Umerov, said last week that talks with U.S. officials on resolving the nearly four-year-old war would continue during the Davos forum.

The Kremlin had previously said it was preparing to welcome Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow for peace discussions, without specifying dates. Asked whether Putin would join Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace,” Witkoff said he believed so and confirmed that an invitation had been extended.

Witkoff’s comments followed a two-hour meeting with Putin’s envoy Kirill Dmitriev on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.