Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The White House said U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff would meet with Ukrainian national security chief Rustem Umerov in Miami on Thursday, amid mounting expectations for a deal to halt the war in Ukraine.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet senior Ukrainian negotiator, Rustem Umerov, for talks in Miami on Thursday.

Fresh off Democrats' domination in the off-year elections, the special election for Tennessee's 7th congressional district has become an unlikely test for whether a national blue wave is building that could produce a seismic shakeup in next year's midterm election.

During Trump’s first term, Kushner led the president’s push for Arab states to normalise ties with Israel. More recently he was called on to help broker a deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Now his task is to silence the guns and drones on the front lines in the Donbas. Kushner did not respond to a request for an interview for this article.

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.

LONDON -- The White House said it's is "very optimistic" ahead of special envoy Steve Witkoff's meeting in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as U.S. officials continue their push to end Russia's war against Ukraine.