Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Russia
Trump also said that American 'nuclear submarines' whose deployment he ordered after a social media spat with Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president, were now 'in the region'.
He gave no other details, such as whether he meant the submarines were nuclear-powered or carrying nuclear missiles.
Trump said that Witkoff would go to Russia on Wednesday or Thursday to try to 'get a deal where people stop getting killed'. Witkoff has been widely criticised over his warm relations with President Putin, whom he has described as 'gracious' and a 'super-smart guy'.
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