US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv by train from Poland to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following discussions in Moscow.
Key points
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with his negotiating team, including Kyrylo Budanov, David Arakhamia, and Rustem Umerov, prior to the arrival of the US envoys.
- The US envoys previously met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for over three hours, talks which Putin described as difficult.
- The Kremlin announced a three-day halt to Russian strikes on Kyiv starting Saturday midnight, while Zelenskyy stated Ukraine would refrain from targeting Moscow during the same period.
- The Trump administration is pushing both nations toward a settlement to end the ongoing war.
Why it matters
This high-level diplomatic visit marks a new push by the US administration to facilitate peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia amid the ongoing conflict.
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