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Ukraine talks resume as Trump envoys meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv

From 24.kg · () Russian

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At a glance

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  • U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv during renewed diplomatic efforts over the war in Ukraine.
  • The two envoys arrived by train and were received by Ukrainian negotiators including Kyrylo Budanov, Rustem Umerov, Davyd Arakhamia and Serhii Kyslytsia.
  • Their Kyiv meeting followed talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, which U.S. and Kremlin officials described as substantive.

Steve Witkoff, the U.S. president’s special envoy, and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv by train and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The visit marked their first trip to Ukraine since they began working on a peace settlement.

Ukrainian media reported that the meeting with Zelenskyy had already taken place, but details were not immediately known. A Ukrainian negotiating team received the envoys on their arrival. It included Kyrylo Budanov, Rustem Umerov, Davyd Arakhamia and Serhii Kyslytsia.

Substantive

· U.S. presidential administrationThe administration used the term to describe the envoys’ talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

The Kyiv talks followed a meeting in Moscow the previous day between the two U.S. envoys and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The U.S. president’s administration called those negotiations “substantive”. The Kremlin described them as “substantive, extremely frank and trusting”.

Substantive, extremely frank and trusting

· KremlinThe Kremlin’s description of the Moscow negotiations.
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