Putin says US-Russia contacts beneficial as talks begin with Witkoff and Kushner
Putin said the talks were useful as the U.S. envoys proposed several settlement ideas and Washington renewed its push for an end to the war.
- On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met American envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff at the Senate Palace in Moscow for "highly useful" talks on ending the Ukraine war.
- President Donald Trump suggested on Friday he had a fresh proposal to end the conflict, which has dragged on for four and a half years with static front lines and intensified long-range strikes.
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the more-than-three-hour meeting as "constructive, extremely frank and trustful," noting the Americans proposed a "number of ideas" for a potential settlement.
- Following the talks, the envoys departed Moscow to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday; Putin ordered the Russian military to pause strikes on the capital for three days to ensure their safety.
- Despite diplomatic progress, a vast gulf persists over Moscow's "unshakeable" demand that Ukraine cede four regions and abandon NATO plans, though Zelenskiy agreed to refrain from strikes on Moscow through Monday.
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This is their first visit to Ukraine since the beginning of their mediation work aimed at finding a diplomatic outcome to the war.
US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in Kiev around noon on Sunday. The day before, they had held more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. This was Witkoff and Kushner's first visit to Ukraine since the war began.
Trump Envoys Arrive in Kyiv in New Push to End Russia’s War
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv for the first time amid skepticism that Washington’s renewed peace outreach would end Russia’s four-and-half year old full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
After meeting with Russian officials in Moscow, US President Donald Trump's envoys arrived in the country to negotiate with Ukrainian officials.
US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv in their first official Ukraine visit in a renewed push to end Russia’s war – WTOP News
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv in their first official Ukraine visit in a renewed push to end Russia’s war.
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