Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to meet Russian officials before travelling to Kyiv for talks with Volodymyr Zelensky
Soldecanarias.net
US President Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, arrived in Moscow on Saturday as part of a renewed diplomatic effort to find a way to end the war in Ukraine.
The two representatives were received by Kirill Dmitriev, a senior Russian official who has taken part in previous contacts between Moscow and Washington. Their visit comes after Trump said his envoys were carrying a peace proposal aimed at assessing whether negotiations could make progress.
After their meetings in Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner are expected to travel to Kyiv on Sunday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The talks are intended to give Washington a clearer picture of the positions of both sides and determine whether there is enough common ground to resume negotiations.
The diplomatic initiative comes as the conflict remains highly active. Russia and Ukraine have continued exchanging long-range drone and missile strikes, with Kyiv reporting further Russian attacks on strategic targets.
Zelensky has proposed a temporary air ceasefire during the US delegation’s visit to allow the talks to take place safely. He has also accused Russia of carrying out attacks on the
