Trump envoys hail 'encouraging' talks in Kyiv to end Russia-Ukraine war
The president’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner said they had “encouraging” talks with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on Sunday to help end the Russia-Ukraine war.
TL;DR
- Special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held "encouraging" talks with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv.
- The discussions were described as "substantive" and "important" by Witkoff.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky participated in the talks and expressed a commitment to achieving peace.
- The envoys also met with Ukrainian, UK, French, and German representatives.
- Prior to Kyiv, the envoys met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, which yielded no major breakthroughs but were deemed constructive.
- The Trump administration is focused on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been ongoing for over four and a half years.
- Putin ordered a three-day pause in fighting during his meetings with Trump's envoys.