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Trump’s envoys arrive in Ukraine after meeting Putin

From Clarín · () Spanish

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  • U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss a proposal backed by Donald Trump to end the war.
  • The envoys were expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while a Kyiv resident expressed skepticism after earlier negotiations produced no tangible progress.
  • Russia and Ukraine reported overnight drone and missile attacks, with casualties and damage in both countries despite temporary pauses in strikes on Kyiv and Moscow.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv by train on Sunday, carrying a proposal that U.S. President Donald Trump says is intended to end the conflict with Russia. Their arrival came a day after they met Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

It was the first visit to Kyiv by Witkoff, a businessman close to Trump, and Kushner, the U.S. president’s son-in-law, since they began acting as mediators in the conflict. They were expected to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Since returning to the White House at the start of 2025, Trump has launched several rounds of negotiations aimed at ending the war that began with Russia’s 2022 invasion. So far, those efforts have produced no tangible progress. Iaroslav, a 29-year-old Kyiv resident, described the visit as one of the “multiple diplomatic measures” already tried. “For now, it does not inspire any hope. There have already been too many negotiations” without peace, he told AFP.

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

· IaroslavA 29-year-old Kyiv resident expressed skepticism about the latest diplomatic effort.

Putin ordered a halt to bombardments of Kyiv for three days, from Saturday through Monday, while Zelenskyy announced a suspension of attacks on Moscow for the same period. A White House official said Witkoff and Kushner had discussed “substantial plans for the next steps, which will be announced in the coming weeks,” and expected similarly productive meetings in Ukraine.

The fighting continued elsewhere. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia attacked with 108 drones and missiles overnight and that 11 locations were hit, although most of the weapons were shot down. Russia’s military said it neutralized 258 Ukrainian drones. A fire broke out at a company in Ryazan, which Russian media outlet ASTRA said was a refinery. Ukrainian authorities reported at least three civilian injuries, while Russian authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack on a vehicle in Belgorod region killed a man and injured a woman.

substantial plans for the next steps, which will be announced in the coming weeks

· White House officialThe official described the discussions Witkoff and Kushner held with Putin in Moscow.
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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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