US envoys arrive in Kyiv by train

American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv by train on Sunday afternoon, one day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

The two men are visiting both countries in an effort to find a solution to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Before the Kyiv meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine wanted the war to end but needed security guarantees.

After the meeting with Putin, Yuri Ushakov, an adviser to the Russian president, described the talks as useful. He said the envoys had shown more than their usual interest in a quick end to the conflict and had put forward several ideas for a possible agreement. He did not explain what those ideas were.

The White House also said the meeting had discussed the next steps toward ending the war. The arrival in Kyiv now brings the envoys' discussions to the Ukrainian side of their diplomatic effort.

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They expressed not only their typical interest in a quick end to the conflict, but also put forward several ideas for a possible path to an agreement.