Zelenskyy speaks with Kushner and Witkoff: “We are ready for a ceasefire”

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready to pause airstrikes against cities involved in the negotiating process, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner pursue new contacts aimed at restarting peace talks.

Zelenskyy said he had spoken with the two envoys, who were in Moscow for discussions with the Russian side and were expected to travel to Kyiv on Sunday. He said Ukraine was prepared to refrain from air attacks against Moscow from the moment of the conversation, as well as on Sunday and Monday, and urged Russia to take the same step by halting strikes against Kyiv.

“I have just spoken with the U.S. President’s envoys. They have already begun working with the Russian side today. From the moment of this conversation, we are ready to observe a ceasefire in airstrikes against the cities involved in the negotiation process,” Zelenskyy wrote in a post on Telegram.

The proposal came as Moscow announced a 72-hour suspension of airstrikes against Kyiv. That pause coincides with Witkoff and Kushner’s visit to the region, which the article links directly to efforts to bring negotiations over ending the war back on track.

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I have just spoken with the U.S. President’s envoys. They have already begun working with the Russian side today. From the moment of this conversation, we are ready to observe a ceasefire in airstrikes against the cities involved in the negotiation process.