US envoys bring ‘more effective’ Ukraine peace proposals to Kyiv, official says

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Kyiv, bringing new proposals aimed at ending the war with Russia. A senior Ukrainian presidential official described the proposals as "more effective" than previous ones. The talks, which included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, were described positively by all parties, but no breakthrough was announced.

According to Zelensky, the war with Russia is likely to continue into winter. The US envoys, who had met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow the day before, said they were working on a "peace package" and hoped to create a framework for a durable peace. The talks also involved representatives from France, Britain, and Germany.

The US envoys' visit to Kyiv was their first to the Ukrainian capital, which has been under Russian strikes for over four years. Ukraine's rail operator announced their departure from Kyiv on Monday, accompanied by a photo of the envoys standing under a station sign announcing the "Peace Express". Meduza reported that the US wants to resume trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine, which last took place about six months ago.

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