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U.S. Envoy Witkoff Calls Kyiv Talks Essential and Says They Will Continue

From Delfi · () Lithuanian

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

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  • U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv were meaningful, essential and would continue as needed.
  • Jared Kushner said his first trip to Ukraine had produced new ideas for advancing efforts to end the war with Russia.
  • The U.S. envoys visited Kyiv a day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where a White House official said they discussed plans to be announced in the coming weeks.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff described Sunday’s talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team as “very meaningful, essential, important,” adding that the discussions had encouraged the American side and would continue as long as necessary.

We had a very meaningful, essential, important discussion, we are very encouraged and we hope to continue this as long as necessary.

· Steve WitkoffWitkoff assessed the talks with Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian team in Kyiv.

Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, said he hoped his first trip to Ukraine would open new ways to pursue peace. “Hopefully, this trip will bring new ways to move forward. I think we learned a lot during this trip,” Kushner said after meeting Zelenskyy.

Hopefully, this trip will bring new ways to move forward. I think we learned a lot during this trip.

· Jared KushnerKushner described his expectations after his first visit to Ukraine.

The Kyiv talks followed the envoys’ meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin a day earlier. Witkoff and Kushner are seeking to revive negotiations aimed at ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, described in the article as Europe’s largest war since World War II.

Real plans that will be announced in the coming weeks.

· White House officialThe official described what Witkoff and Kushner discussed in Moscow, according to AFP.

A White House official told AFP that the Moscow meeting had covered “real plans that will be announced in the coming weeks.” Trump said his envoys were carrying a “proposal” for ending the fighting and added, “We have an idea for achieving peace,” without giving further details.

We have an idea for achieving peace.

· Donald TrumpTrump referred to the proposal his envoys were carrying without giving details.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. 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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