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Trump peace envoys Kushner and Witkoff head to Kyiv via Moscow

From Irish Times · () English

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  • Trump’s peace negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to travel from Moscow to Kyiv after Ukraine offered to guarantee the safety of Russian airspace during their visit.
  • Washington has asked Russia and Ukraine to observe a ceasefire while the envoys are in the region, according to The New York Times.
  • The planned diplomacy comes as Russian strikes kill four people in Kamianske and hit the headquarters of Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s peace negotiators, are due to visit Ukraine on Sunday after traveling to Moscow, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.

We have an idea for peace ... I sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two great negotiators.

· Donald TrumpTrump described the purpose of sending Witkoff and Kushner to negotiate on his behalf.

Ukraine will guarantee the safety of Russian airspace during the envoys’ visit to Moscow, Zelenskyy said, and urged Russia to suspend its air attacks on Ukraine while the negotiators are there. The New York Times reported that Washington had asked both sides to observe a ceasefire during the visit.

Trump said he had sent “Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two great negotiators” because his administration had an idea for peace. Kushner is Trump’s son-in-law, while Witkoff works in real estate.

appropriate, tangible response

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy said he had ordered a response to the drone strike on the SBU headquarters.

The diplomatic initiative is unfolding alongside fresh attacks. A Russian strike killed four people in Kamianske, in southeastern Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, according to the head of the regional military authority. Five others were wounded, including a 30-year-old woman who was placed in intensive care.

major escalation

· Andrii SybihaUkraine’s foreign minister characterized the strike on the SBU headquarters.

A Russian drone also struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s SBU intelligence agency directly on Friday. Zelenskyy said he had ordered an “appropriate, tangible response,” while Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called the incident a “major escalation.” At least nine people were injured in the strike, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

The drone was aimed directly at the office of the head of the security service in that building.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy described the target of the Russian drone strike.
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Originally published by Irish Times in English. 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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