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Witkoff and Kushner, in a first, visit Ukraine for peace talks
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President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for diplomatic talks aimed at resuming negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Key facts
- President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for diplomatic talks aimed at resuming negotiations between Russia and Ukraine
- Kushner and Witkoff traveled to Kyiv right after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed Ukrainian preparations for continuing the war through the winter, a source familiar with the meetings said
- U.S. and Russian officials offered positive assessments of Kushner and Witkoff's three-hour meeting with Putin on Saturday
Summary
Kushner and Witkoff traveled to Kyiv right after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Sunday also marked the highest-level visit by a U.S. official to Ukraine since Trump started his second term. U.S. and Russian officials offered positive assessments of Kushner and Witkoff's three-hour meeting with Putin on Saturday. "Kushner and Witkoff are making an effort, and we are making progress," a Russian official said.