US envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin in Russia
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for talks with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky a day after meeting the Russian president Vladimir Putin to discuss proposals over how to end the four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.
- Why it matters
- The US is directly engaging both sides on war settlement terms, moving from Moscow to Kyiv in immediate succession to present proposals to the parties in conflict.
- Most affected
- Ukraine's government — Must hear and respond to US peace proposals directly from envoys meeting Putin.
Russia's government — Its position is being communicated to Ukraine through the same US envoys. - Likely next
- Whether Zelensky accepts or rejects the proposals, and what terms the US envoys present publicly after the Kyiv meeting.
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