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Kushner says US envoys in Ukraine looking forward to more progress in peace talks

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  • US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian officials in Kyiv after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
  • Kushner said the US delegation hoped to make further progress toward ending the war, while Witkoff described the first Kyiv discussions as substantive and encouraging.
  • European national security advisers from Britain, France and Germany also arrived in Kyiv for reported follow-up meetings.

US envoy Jared Kushner said the American delegation in Kyiv was looking forward to making further progress in peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. He and fellow envoy Steve Witkoff met President Volodymyr Zelensky and other senior Ukrainian officials after traveling from Moscow.

very encouraged

· Steve WitkoffWitkoff described the US delegation’s first round of discussions in Kyiv.

Witkoff said the first round of discussions had been “very encouraged” by what he called a “substantive, important” exchange. The meetings followed three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, although the US envoys did not appear to secure a breakthrough.

The talks come after earlier US-mediated efforts, encouraged by President Donald Trump, produced few results. Trump campaigned on a promise to quickly end the war and said Friday that Washington had a new proposal, without providing details. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the Moscow meeting as “highly useful,” while a White House official said the administration would announce next steps in the coming weeks.

substantive, important

· Steve WitkoffWitkoff characterized the substance of the Kyiv talks.

Zelensky has said Washington will be central to any peace agreement and that there is a window for progress before the United States turns its attention to the next presidential election campaign next summer. Before the envoys arrived, he said Ukraine wanted an end to the war and that its proposals had been prepared.

Security guarantees are needed. A dignified post-war peace is needed. Our proposals have been drawn up.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyZelensky outlined Ukraine’s priorities before the US envoys arrived in Kyiv.

“Security guarantees are needed. A dignified post-war peace is needed. Our proposals have been drawn up,” Zelensky said. British, French and German national security advisers also arrived in Kyiv and were expected to take part in a second round of meetings with the United States and Ukraine.

highly useful

· Yuri UshakovThe Kremlin aide described the preceding US-Russia meeting in Moscow.
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