Trump has said he wants to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two but his efforts so far, including a summit with Putin in Alaska in August and meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, have not yet brought peace.

A leaked set of 28 US draft peace proposals emerged last week, worrying Ukrainian and European officials who said it bowed to Moscow's main demands on NATO, Moscow's control of a fifth of Ukraine and restrictions on Ukraine's army.

European powers then gave their counter proposal for peace and at talks in Geneva, the United States and Ukraine said they had created an "updated and refined peace framework" to end the war.

"Ukraine approaches all diplomatic efforts with utmost seriousness – we are committed to achieving a real peace and guaranteed security," Zelensky wrote on X on Tuesday. "This is exactly the level of commitment that must be compelled from the Russian side."

Putin, who ordered troops into Ukraine nearly four years ago, has said the discussions so far are not about a draft agreement but about a set of proposals that he said last week "could be the basis for future agreements".

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin would receive Witkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin later on Tuesday, but he would not be drawn on Russia's "red lines", saying megaphone diplomacy was not helpful. He said they would be accompanied only by an interpreter.

A White House official said Witkoff would be joined by Kushner for his trip to Russia. A convoy of cars believed to be transporting Witkoff and Kushner arrived in central Moscow from Vnukovo airport shortly after a jet previously used by Witkoff landed from Miami.

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