WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Saturday that U.S. and Russian delegations held "productive and constructive" meetings in Florida.

"Today in Florida, the Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev held productive and constructive meetings as part of the U.S. mediation effort toward advancing a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict," Witkoff said in a post on X.

The American delegation included Witkoff, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, Jared Kushner, and White House Senior Advisor Josh Gruenbaum, according to the post.

"We are encouraged by this meeting that Russia is working toward securing peace in Ukraine," said Witkoff. ■