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Trump’s envoys in Kyiv hold “important talks”

From Dagens Nyheter · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
  • Kushner said the visit might open new paths forward, while Zelenskyy said Ukraine needed peace, security guarantees and a dignified postwar peace.
  • The meetings came as Ukrainian authorities reported at least eight deaths and nearly 70 injuries in Russian attacks, and the White House said concrete next steps had been discussed with the Kremlin.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner described their talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “constructive and important” after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow the previous day.

“Hopefully this trip has given us new paths to move forward,” Kushner said, according to AFP. The two U.S. envoys spent several hours with Zelenskyy on Sunday, arriving in Kyiv by train after leaving Moscow by air. It was their first official visit to the Ukrainian capital during wartime.

Constructive and important

· Steve Witkoff and Jared KushnerThey used the phrase to characterize their meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Kremlin provided few details about the Moscow meeting. Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov described the discussions as “extremely candid” and said Putin had presented several ideas for possible paths to an agreement. According to Russia’s state-run Tass news agency, Putin emphasized Russia’s “success” on the battlefield and said its war aims had not changed. He also repeated that the “root causes of the conflict” needed to be resolved.

Hopefully this trip has given us new paths to move forward.

· Jared KushnerHe described the possible diplomatic value of the visit, according to AFP.

Ahead of the Americans’ arrival, Zelenskyy wrote on social media that “Ukraine is and will always be constructive.” He added: “We need peace. We need security guarantees. We need a decent peacetime after the war. Our proposals are prepared.”

Russia currently controls almost one-fifth of Ukraine’s territory and claims several regions in the country’s east. The White House said concrete plans for the next steps had been discussed with the Kremlin and would be made public in the coming weeks.

Ukraine is and will always be constructive.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe stated Ukraine’s position before the U.S. envoys arrived in Kyiv.

The diplomacy unfolded alongside continued attacks. Ukrainian authorities said at least eight people were killed and nearly 70 injured in Russian strikes early Sunday, with several deaths reported in the heavily shelled Kharkiv and Kherson regions. Ukraine’s air defenses said more than 100 drones and at least six missiles had been launched at the country. On Saturday, Putin ordered a three-day halt to attacks on Kyiv because of the American visit.

We need peace. We need security guarantees. We need a decent peacetime after the war. Our proposals are prepared.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe outlined Ukraine’s stated needs and readiness for discussions.
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Originally published by Dagens Nyheter in Swedish. 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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