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Trump envoys to travel to Russia and Ukraine to revive peace talks

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Moscow and Kyiv to try to restart Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
  • The envoys are expected to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  • Trump said they will carry a proposal to end the war and acknowledged that he had expected the conflict to be easier to resolve.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend carrying what Donald Trump described as a proposal to end the war in Ukraine. The U.S. president confirmed the mission on Friday after reports had previewed the trip.

Witkoff, the White House special envoy, and Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, are due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday. They will then travel to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It will be the first meeting between the two negotiators and the Ukrainian leader, according to the report.

“They carry with them a proposal to end the war. Because I ended eight wars,” Trump told reporters. He also said he had not received the Nobel Peace Prize despite his efforts to end international conflicts.

Trump acknowledged that he had expected the war in Ukraine to be easier to resolve than other conflicts. The planned meetings represent an attempt to revive negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv, but the report does not provide further details of the proposal or the expected outcome.

They carry with them a proposal to end the war. Because I ended eight wars.

· Donald TrumpTrump described the purpose of Witkoff and Kushner's diplomatic mission.
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Originally published by Cooperativa 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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