DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 21 - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said he and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, and that he would meet with the Ukrainians later.

"We plan to discuss peace, and Ukraine and Russia," Witkoff told reporters one day after meeting with his Russian counterpart in Davos. "I'm hopeful... we need a peace."