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Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv

From Delfi Latvia · () Latvian

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  • US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv by train for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  • They had met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow the previous day to discuss plans for ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
  • Ukraine said it would refrain from airstrikes on Moscow during the envoys’ visits, while the Kremlin said Putin ordered a three-day pause in attacks on Kyiv.

US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv by train on Sunday, AFP reported from the Ukrainian capital’s railway station. Talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are scheduled during their first visit to Kyiv.

The envoys met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday. The White House said those discussions covered possible plans to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, and Witkoff and Kushner are expected to discuss ways to halt the fighting with Zelenskyy as well.

Witkoff and Kushner have visited Moscow several times, but this is their first trip to Kyiv. Ukraine said it would refrain from carrying out airstrikes on Moscow while the US envoys visited Russia and Ukraine. The Kremlin also said Putin had ordered a three-day pause in attacks on Kyiv.

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Originally published by Delfi Latvia in Latvian. 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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