US envoy predicts Ukraine ceasefire in 'couple of weeks'

US envoy Steve Witkoff said technical discussions on a possible deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war will begin Monday in Saudi Arabia, predicting a ceasefire agreement could come as soon as "a couple of weeks."

"I believe on Monday we actually have the technical teams going" to the kingdom, Witkoff told Bloomberg Television early Wednesday.

"They agreed on a pathway to some ceasefire conditions... and to a full-on ceasefire that will be negotiated over the coming days. I actually think in a couple of weeks we're going to get to it," he said.