Trump announces proposal to end war, sending envoys first to Putin, then Zelenskyy

Donald Trump says Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are carrying a proposal to Moscow and Kyiv that could end the war in Ukraine. He described the two men as “great negotiators” and said he sent them to determine whether they could achieve a result.

Trump said Witkoff and Kushner would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A senior Ukrainian official said the US representatives were expected in Kyiv on Sunday. The Kremlin declined to comment on the visit.

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Two great negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, I sent them. They have done great work, and we sent them there to see if we can get a result. We may have a good chance of accomplishing this.

The US president did not say whether the proposal includes territorial concessions previously discussed by Ukraine. “We have an idea for peace,” Trump said, without providing further details. He said the envoys were taking with them “a proposal that will end the war.”

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They are taking with them a proposal that will end the war.

The diplomatic push comes as attacks intensify. Long-range missile and drone strikes have increased civilian casualties, while tensions involving Washington and Iran have reportedly disrupted earlier peace efforts. Zelenskyy said a Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s Security Service in central Kyiv shortly before Trump’s announcement, targeting the office of the service’s acting chief. He called it the first attack on the headquarters since the war began.

After the strike, Zelenskyy proposed a reciprocal ceasefire with Russia for the period when Witkoff and Kushner are in Kyiv. The article ends with the beginning of his statement on air attacks, without providing the full text.

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We have an idea for peace.