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Moscow is done. Kyiv could decide the fate of the Ukraine war

From Magyar Nemzet · () Hungarian

Translated from Hungarian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Analysis Unnamed sources Ongoing story
  • U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are due to travel to Kyiv after talks in Moscow with Russian officials, marking their first visit to the Ukrainian capital since the war began.
  • Their task is to present Ukrainian leaders with conditions refined in Moscow and the peace formula proposed by Donald Trump, with sovereignty, territorial integrity and security guarantees expected to dominate the talks.
  • A leaked outline reportedly calls for an immediate freeze along current front lines, security guarantees for Ukraine, a suspension or indefinite delay of NATO membership efforts, and greater European financial responsibility for peace and reconstruction.

After Moscow, the American delegation is heading to Kyiv, where the fate of the peace process could turn on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s response. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff left Russia after talks with the Kremlin and are expected to meet the Ukrainian president on Sunday.

The visit marks the first time since the war began that the two envoys have traveled to the Ukrainian capital for direct discussions with its leadership. Their mission is to sell Kyiv on the conditions refined in Moscow and on Donald Trump’s peace formula, after the Kremlin talks produced what the article presents as a more developed negotiating position.

The Kyiv meeting will focus on the points most sensitive for Ukraine: sovereignty, the boundaries of its territorial integrity and possible security guarantees. The article says the Ukrainian leadership has become increasingly resistant and inflexible toward peace under European pressure. The White House has promised a detailed public account of the main elements of the proposal next week, after the diplomatic tour of Moscow and Kyiv.

Details of the plan have already leaked from sources close to the White House. The proposal reportedly calls for the warring sides to halt operations immediately along the current front lines, effectively freezing the conflict. Ukraine would receive international and U.S. military guarantees against future aggression, but would have to suspend or indefinitely postpone its drive to join NATO.

The White House has not formally said that Ukraine must surrender occupied eastern territories. However, the article says Trump’s comments and the negotiating framework suggest that the status of Donbas and Crimea would be left to a later, long-term diplomatic process, while the current lines of control would be recognized de facto. Trump has also made clear that European allies would have to shoulder a much larger share of the financial burden for maintaining peace and rebuilding Ukraine. “We have a very good vision for peace, and there is a good chance that we will succeed,” he said.

We have a very good vision for peace, and there is a good chance that we will succeed.

· Donald TrumpTrump described his administration’s peace proposal in remarks cited by the article.
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Originally published by Magyar Nemzet in Hungarian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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