U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin this weekend, officials said, a crucial encounter as the White House presses for a deal to halt the war with Russia before the year’s end.

Donald Trump has dispatched his peace envoys for meetings with Ukrainian officials before a summit of European leaders in Berlin on Monday.

The choice to send Witkoff, who has led negotiations with Ukraine and Russia regarding a U.S. peace proposal, highlights Washington's growing urgency to bridge remaining gaps with Kyiv over the plan's...