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Trump Envoys Meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv After Talks With Putin

From Clarín · () Spanish

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  • Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv after holding talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine wanted to accelerate the war’s end and needed security guarantees, while European security advisers were also expected to join the discussions.
  • The diplomatic push continued as Ukraine and Russia reported overnight drone and missile attacks, and a Kyiv resident expressed skepticism after previous negotiations failed to produce peace.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv for their first visit to the Ukrainian capital since beginning their mediation efforts, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Putin ordered a three-day halt to bombings of Kyiv, from Saturday through Monday, and said the American envoys’ safety would be guaranteed. Ukraine also announced that it would suspend attacks on Moscow during the same period. Zelenskyy said European security advisers would take part in the talks.

Ukraine has always shown a constructive attitude and will continue to do so. We want to accelerate the end of the war. Peace is necessary. Security guarantees are necessary.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy described Ukraine’s position before meeting the U.S. envoys in Kyiv.

“Ukraine has always shown a constructive attitude and will continue to do so. We want to accelerate the end of the war. Peace is necessary. Security guarantees are necessary,” Zelenskyy said before the meeting. He added that Ukraine’s proposals were ready and that it was important to work “in a coordinated, comprehensive and realistic manner.”

We want to accelerate the end of the war.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe Ukrainian president stated the goal of the talks.

The envoys travelled to Kyiv by train, according to an AFP journalist at the capital’s railway station. They had visited Moscow eight times since taking on their mediation roles, but had not previously travelled to Kyiv. A White House official said Witkoff and Kushner had discussed substantial plans for the next steps in Moscow and expected similarly productive meetings in Ukraine.

The diplomatic activity has not stopped the fighting. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 108 drones and missiles overnight and that most were shot down, although 11 locations were hit. Russia’s army said it had neutralized 258 Ukrainian drones launched against Russia. A 29-year-old Kyiv resident, identified only as Iaroslav, said the visit created no hope for him after too many rounds of negotiations had failed to bring peace.

For now, it does not inspire any hope; there have already been too many negotiations.

· IaroslavA Kyiv resident expressed skepticism about the latest diplomatic initiative.
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Originally published by Clarín in Spanish. 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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