White House says 'very optimistic' on chances of Ukraine deal

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration was "very optimistic" of a deal being reached to end the Russia-Ukraine war, as US envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin.

"I think the administration feels very optimistic," said Leavitt, adding that the president and his team "have been working so hard on this effort and they all really want to see this war come to an end."

"Just yesterday... they had very good talks with the Ukrainians in Florida and now of course Special Envoy Witkoff is on his way to Russia."