WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week as the U.S. tries to broker a ceasefire deal, according to Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff.

It would be the second publicized call between the two leaders since Trump began his second term in January. Trump and Putin spoke in February and agreed to start high-level talks over ending the war in Ukraine.

“I think the two presidents are going to have a really good and positive discussion this week,” Witkoff said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Witkoff this week met with Putin in Russia for talks aimed at ending the country’s invasion of Ukraine and said he expects to see a deal soon.

When Witkoff appeared later Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” he spoke about a prospective Putin-Trump call but did not offer specifics on what decisions might be made coming out of the discussion. Witkoff said they forged a relationship in Trump’s first term and that he expects the call this week to be “very positive and constructive.”

— The Associated Press