US Envoys Hold First Talks With Zelenskyy in Kyiv

Diplomacy

Ukraine, USA, Russia

US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held substantive talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday following discussions in Moscow.

Key points

  • The meeting marks the first visit to Kyiv by US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff since the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022.
  • Discussions included Ukrainian negotiators as well as British, French, and German national security advisers.
  • Both Russia and Ukraine temporarily halted long-range strikes on each other's capitals during the diplomatic visit.
  • US President Donald Trump indicated that Washington possesses a fresh proposal to help end the ongoing conflict.

Why it matters

The high-level diplomatic visit represents a renewed US-led push to negotiate an end to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, incorporating feedback from both Ukrainian leadership and European security advisers.

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