Jared Kushner will accompany Trump administration envoy Steve Witkoff on his trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, a White House source confirms. CBS News' Holly Williams and Olivia Rinaldi have the latest.

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Russian forces have invaded Ukraine from land, air and sea with strikes causing widespread damage. Global leaders have condemned the move and imposed sanctions.

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U.S. Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff is traveling to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, joining the delegation. This development follows recent talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Florida, where efforts focused on advancing the Trump administration's plan to end the conflict in Ukraine.

The proposed peace plan has faced criticism from Ukrainian and European officials, who argue it would limit Ukraine's security by barring NATO membership and capping military size, while transferring territory to Russia. Despite ongoing Russian attacks in Ukraine, the White House has expressed optimism about the negotiations, with President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighting positive momentum.

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CBS News has learned that U.S. Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff will travel to Moscow later today and meet with Vladimir Putin tomorrow. Just yesterday, U.S. and Ukrainian officials held talks in Florida in an effort to push forward the Trump administration's plan to end the fighting. We had another very productive session building off Geneva, building off the events of this week. But there's more work to be done. This is delicate. It's complicated. There are a lot of moving parts. And obviously, there's another party involved here that will have to be a part of the equation. CBS News Senior Foreign Correspondent Holly Williams is following the very latest from western Ukraine. President Trump's Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff is headed to Russia today and will meet with Vladimir Putin tomorrow, according to the Kremlin. There are peace negotiations, but here in Ukraine, there is no peace because nowhere is safe from Russia's relentless bombing. Russian missiles again rained down on Ukraine's capital, Kiev, this past weekend, sending people underground for shelter to the city's subway system. Yet after meeting with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida yesterday, the Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed to be optimistic about brokering a peace deal. Rubio said, quote, we don't just want to end the war. We also want to help Ukraine be safe forever. But many Ukrainians are angry because they believe President Trump's original peace plan put forward last month does the opposite of that. Under its terms, Ukraine would be barred from joining NATO, an alliance that could protect it, and the size of Ukraine's military would be capped. Many Ukrainians also say that the Trump plan would effectively reward Vladimir Putin for his invasion by handing over swathes of Ukrainian territory permanently to Russia. Ukrainian officials have been working to renegotiate many of the points in the President's plan. Ukraine and other European countries believe a peace plan that is favorable to Russia could be downright dangerous because it may encourage Vladimir Putin to launch more attacks in the future, perhaps here in Ukraine, perhaps elsewhere in Europe. Back to you. All right, Holly, thank you very much. And as Russia and Ukraine peace talks shift to Moscow this week, President Trump is expressing optimism about a potential deal. Let's bring in CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi to talk more about this. Olivia, good to see you. So what's the sentiment from the White House right now as Whitkoff heads to Russia? Well, Vlad, we actually do have a little bit of breaking news. We just got confirmed from a White House source on background that Jared Kushner, the President's son-in-law, is going to be accompanying Whitkoff to Russia. Now, Whitkoff has met with Vladimir Putin several times, one-on-one, in an effort to get an end to this war. But I believe this might be the first time we have learned about Jared Kushner going. Of course, he was very instrumental in the U.S. efforts to get an end to the war between Israel and Hamas that has been ongoing. And now he has turned his sights to the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. But to your question, this White House is expressing optimism. We heard from Secretary Rubio yesterday in Florida, after talks with the Ukrainian delegation, that there's still work to be done, but they seem to be trending in a positive direction, which is different than what we've been hearing lately from the President, specifically as it relates to Ukraine and Zelensky. Last night, on his way home from Palm Beach, after he was there for Thanksgiving, President Trump was asked about this on Air Force One. Take a listen to what he said about how he's feeling about how the negotiations are going with the Ukrainians. Well, they're going along, and they're going along well. We want to stop people from being killed. Ukraine's got some difficult little problems. They have some difficult problems. But I think Russia would like to see it end, and I think Ukraine, I know Ukraine would like to see it end. Now those problems he was referring to was those investigations that are happening internally in Ukraine about corruption. That's what the President was alluding to there. But still, now the focus is shifting to Russia, and perhaps their response after the latest negotiations between the U.S. and Ukraine yesterday. All right, Olivia Rinaldi reporting for us from the White House this morning. Thanks, Olivia. Appreciate it.

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