Trump sends Kushner and Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with peace proposal to end Ukraine war

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President Donald Trump’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are traveling to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend with a U.S. proposal to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. and Ukrainian officials said.
Witkoff and Kushner met with Trump at the White House on Thursday to finalize the trip, which will begin with talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday, followed by a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday. Zelensky confirmed the visits on social media, calling the Kyiv meeting “very important” and stressing the need for continued U.S. engagement .
Trump told reporters on Friday that the envoys “are bringing with them a proposal to end the war,” though he did not disclose details. “We have an idea for peace,” he said, adding that Witkoff and Kushner are “two great negotiators” and that “there may be a good chance that we’ll do it” . He also cited “a personality problem” between Putin and Zelensky as a barrier to progress, stating that their mutual animosity is hindering negotiations .
Zelensky announced that Ukraine would pause airstrikes during the envoys’ visits and urged Russia to reciprocate to ensure safe travel. The Kremlin has not officially confirmed the Moscow leg, though Russian state media quoted spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying the envoys “might” arrive on Saturday . The trip follows months of on-and-off planning and comes as Russia intensified strikes, including a drone attack on Ukraine’s security service headquarters in Kyiv on Friday .
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