US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner leave Moscow talks with hopes for "equally productive meetings" in Ukraine.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to arrive in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on Sunday, following discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow about ending the conflict, according to White House officials. The two top negotiators from the Trump administration will hold their first meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the country, after a three-day ceasefire between Putin and Zelensky went into effect on Saturday.
The talks in Moscow lasted three hours in a closed-door session at Putin's official residence, with both sides expressing general optimism about the potential for progress. While economic issues and possible joint Russian-American projects were discussed in depth, it remains unclear what specific steps the US envoys will propose.
Russia has made slow territorial gains in Ukraine, controlling around one-fifth of its land, despite Russia's extensive use of missile and drone strikes. The US envoys' arrival marks the first visit by senior US officials to Ukraine since the war's onset, as the two nations seek to find a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict.
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