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US Envoys Discuss Ending Ukraine War in Kremlin, Head to Kyiv

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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

At a glance

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  • Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner discussed proposals for peace in Ukraine with Vladimir Putin during talks in Moscow lasting three hours and 10 minutes.
  • A White House official said the United States expected to publish plans in the coming weeks and hoped for a productive meeting with Ukrainian officials.
  • The talks took place as Russia and Ukraine continued heavy airstrikes, while Putin’s territorial demands remained unacceptable to Kyiv.

US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held three hours and 10 minutes of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin over possible steps to end the war in Ukraine. A White House official told ABC News that the discussions covered “significant next steps” and that Washington planned to publish its proposals in the coming weeks.

The US delegation also included officials from the National Security Council, the State Department and the Treasury Department. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the meeting as substantive, constructive, exceptionally candid and conducted in a spirit of trust. He said Russia had offered a clear and comprehensive assessment of the situation developing during what Moscow calls its “special military operation.”

significant next steps

· White House officialThe official described the focus of Witkoff and Kushner’s talks with Putin.

Witkoff and Kushner were expected to travel to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian officials. TASS reported that their plane landed in Rzeszow, Poland, at 1:31 a.m. local time, and that they would likely continue by other transport, mainly rail. Ukrainian officials described the expected Kyiv visit as the first by US officials in the peace process.

substantive, constructive, exceptionally candid and conducted in a spirit of trust

· Yuri UshakovThe Kremlin aide characterized the Moscow discussions after they ended.

The talks came as both sides carried out heavy airstrikes. Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had agreed to pause strikes on the capitals while discussions took place. It remained unclear whether the latest US proposal differed substantially from an earlier offer.

Putin had indicated that his territorial demands in Ukraine remained unchanged, demands Kyiv rejects. Ushakov said Putin and US President Donald Trump would continue personal contacts, and that work with Witkoff and Kushner would continue. Washington’s efforts to end the war had lost momentum as US attention shifted toward the war with Iran over the previous six months, the report said.

Russia had offered a clear and comprehensive assessment of the situation developing during the special military operation.

· Yuri UshakovUshakov summarized Russia’s presentation during the talks.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. 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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