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Ukraine war: US envoys urge Russia and Ukraine to make compromises

From Der Spiegel · () German

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

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  • US envoy Steve Witkoff called on Russia and Ukraine to make compromises to find a way out of the war, according to AFP.
  • Jared Kushner said Washington was working on a peace package and hoped to revive a trilateral format involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukraine might need a winter package if the war continues, while joking about the envoys' presence in Kyiv.

US envoy Steve Witkoff has urged Moscow and Kyiv to make compromises, saying Washington believes it has the elements needed to find a way out of Russia's war against Ukraine.

Both sides have to make compromises and narrow their differences.

· Steve WitkoffThe US envoy described the compromises he said Russia and Ukraine needed to make to find a diplomatic solution.

"Both sides have to make compromises and narrow their differences," Witkoff said on Sunday at a news conference after talks in Kyiv, according to AFP. He said the United States was seeking a diplomatic rather than a military solution.

Jared Kushner, Witkoff's colleague and son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, said he hoped to restore a trilateral format involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States. Washington is working on what he called a "peace package". Kushner said future agreements should rule out the possibility of another war and give Ukraine a chance to use the ingenuity demonstrated during the war to develop the country further.

If the war continues into winter, and that is what it currently looks like, we will need a winter package.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyThe Ukrainian president responded to the envoys' optimism with a warning about the possibility of a prolonged war.

Zelenskyy struck a notably less hopeful tone. "If the war continues into winter, and that is what it currently looks like, we will need a winter package," he said, according to Ukrainian media. He added that a meeting between Ukraine, Europe and the United States would take place soon. With a joke, Zelenskyy said Witkoff and Kushner's presence had "worked better than Patriot air defense systems."

Worked better than Patriot air defense systems.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy joked about the presence of Witkoff and Kushner during their talks in Kyiv.
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Originally published by Der Spiegel in German. 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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