U.S. envoys Kushner and Witkoff hold Kyiv peace talks with Zelenskyy after Moscow meeting with Putin

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ContinuationU.S. envoys Kushner and Witkoff hold Kyiv peace talks with Zelenskyy after Moscow meeting with Putin
Trump sends Kushner and Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with peace proposal to end Ukraine war
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U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday, a day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as part of a renewed push to end the war in Ukraine.
The envoys traveled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Putin on Saturday, before arriving in Kyiv by train from Poland. Witkoff described the discussions in Moscow as productive, saying they had “heard new ideas” and hoped to announce a new round of U.S.-mediated trilateral talks “in short order” .
Zelenskyy called the Kyiv talks “very substantive” and said they covered security guarantees, economic support, and a post-war “prosperity plan.” He emphasized Ukraine’s need for a “winter package” of air defense and energy assistance, warning that the war would likely continue into winter . The final round of discussions included national security advisers from France, the UK, and Germany.
Witkoff told reporters the U.S. delegation was “very encouraged” by the dialogue, while Kushner said Trump had tasked them with crafting a “peace package” to build a durable framework . Zelenskyy added that Ukraine was ready for trilateral talks but noted unresolved territorial issues, particularly regarding the Donbas region.
A temporary three-day ceasefire on strikes targeting Kyiv and Moscow allowed the envoys to travel safely, though combat continued along the front lines . The White House said next steps would be announced in the coming weeks.
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