US envoys Witkoff, Kushner meet Putin to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war; to visit Kyiv on Sunday: What we know
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin for a three-hour discussion to end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and urged a brief pause in airstrikes as the US envoys are expected to visit Ukraine on Sunday.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday to discuss ways to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. The three-hour meeting aimed to resume direct negotiations after a six-month suspension due to escalating conflict ahead of winter. Putin reportedly assured the US envoys of his full trust in US mediation between Moscow and Kyiv.
Both Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause airstrikes to ensure safe and constructive discussions during the US envoys' visit to Kyiv on Sunday. Ukrainian officials maintain that accepting territorial concessions to Russia would jeopardize Ukraine's sovereignty and future security. A Kremlin aide described the talks as substantive, constructive, exceptionally candid, and conducted in a spirit of trust.
The US envoys will take Putin's assessments and observations to Kyiv for further discussions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed readiness to observe a ceasefire in airstrikes during the negotiation process.
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