President Trump Sends Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv to Negotiate War End

President Donald Trump sent special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv to seek a resolution to the war between Russia and Ukraine. The administration announced that the envoys will visit Moscow first, followed by a visit to Kyiv, which will be the first time the two negotiators have traveled to the Ukrainian capital. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the upcoming visits and stated that the goal is to have constructive and substantive negotiations to find realistic options for ending the war. Zelenskyy encouraged Russia to maintain a ceasefire during the visits to allow for effective talks. While the envoys work to broker a deal, both nations continue to exchange strikes. Russia recently struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s Security Service in central Kyiv, while Ukraine has intensified long-range attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and economic targets. President Vladimir Putin stated that a peace settlement is possible and expressed gratitude to countries attempting to contribute to the settlement.

Sources

• Reuters
  Trump says Witkoff, Kushner heading to Russia, Ukraine to present peace proposal
• CNN
  Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner plan to visit Moscow and Kyiv in their first trip to Ukraine
• Al Jazeera
  US envoys headed to Russia and Ukraine to relaunch mediation
• The Guardian
  Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to visit Kyiv in coming days, Zelenskyy says, as Putin signals ‘chance’ of peace

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• The New York Times
  Kushner and Witkoff to Go to Russia and Ukraine to Revive Peace Talks