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Zelenskyy Meets Trump Envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Kyiv

From Ukrainska Pravda · () Ukrainian

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  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Kyiv during their first visit to Ukraine as part of efforts to end the war.
  • The meeting followed talks between the envoys and Russian officials in Moscow, which the White House described as substantive.
  • A White House representative said the sides discussed concrete next steps that would be announced in the coming weeks.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in central Kyiv as Donald Trump’s envoys arrived in Ukraine for the first time as part of efforts to end the war.

The meeting followed the envoys’ talks at the Kremlin on Sept. 5. A White House representative told Radio Liberty that the discussions covered concrete plans for the next steps, which would be announced in the coming weeks. The representative said Witkoff and Kushner looked forward to equally productive meetings in Ukraine on Sept. 6.

The sides discussed concrete plans for the next steps, which will be announced in the coming weeks.

· White House representativeThe statement described the outcome of Witkoff and Kushner’s talks in Moscow.

The envoys arrived in Ukraine on Sunday. Earlier on Sept. 6, Zelenskyy said he had met with his negotiating team ahead of the meeting with representatives of the US president.

Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Vladimir Putin, said Putin told the US envoys during Saturday’s talks that he was confident his war aims would be achieved. The White House described the Moscow discussions as “substantive” and said the next steps would be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Substantive

· White HouseThe word used to characterize the Moscow talks.
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