President Donald Trump said he was briefed by his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner about their meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan to end the war in Ukraine has been “fine-tuned” and he’s sending envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Ukrainian officials.

Donald Trump said this week he does not know what the Kremlin is doing after peace talks in Moscow appeared to yield very little

Trump said Putin “would like to end the war” in Ukraine, citing a meeting between Putin and his allies Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. He reiterated his claim the conflict would not have begun under his presidency as diplomatic tensions persist.

President Trump said Tuesday that special envoy Steve Witkoff will likely meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, as the administration looks to broker an end to the war in

The US president had hit India with a further 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil, arguing it was funding the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the remarks to an Indian broadcaster before landing in India for a state visit, but refused to elaborate on what Russia could accept or reject.

ABC News' Selina Wang asked Trump if he would release video of the second strike on an alleged drug boat on Sept. 2 following the revelation of a follow-up attack. "Well, I don't know what they have, but whatever they have we would certainly release. No problem," Trump said before touting the strikes.