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US envoys meet Putin and leave Russia for Kyiv

From Times of Oman · () English

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  • US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss ideas for ending the war in Ukraine.
  • The White House said the talks covered substantive plans and that the envoys expected similarly productive meetings in Ukraine.
  • Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause airstrikes against Kyiv and cities involved in the negotiations for three days.

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday evening, then left Russia for Kyiv as part of diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Putin told the envoys that the situation was “of course not simple.” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the talks as useful and said they covered a range of ideas for ending the war. The White House said Kushner and Witkoff discussed substantive plans for the next steps, with more details expected the following week.

The situation is of course not simple.

· Vladimir PutinPutin spoke during his meeting with the US envoys in Moscow.

The envoys’ planned visit to Ukraine had faced questions after they traveled to Moscow without previously visiting Kyiv since Donald Trump’s reelection. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had spoken with both men and that Ukraine was ready to halt airstrikes against cities involved in the negotiations.

We have an idea for peace.

· Donald TrumpTrump described the proposal carried by the envoys without giving details.

Russia also announced a three-day pause in strikes against Kyiv. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had ordered that no strikes be carried out against the Ukrainian capital for three days, starting at midnight. Zelenskyy said Ukraine had already committed to suspending airstrikes for the talks.

Trump said earlier that the envoys were carrying a new proposal, but he did not explain whether it involved Ukraine giving territory to Russia, as he had previously suggested. Instead, he said: “We have an idea for peace.” The White House official said the envoys looked forward to equally productive meetings in Ukraine.

From the moment of this conversation, we are ready to observe a ceasefire in airstrikes against the cities involved in the negotiation process.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy described Ukraine’s readiness to pause airstrikes during the negotiations.
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