
National security advisers from Great Britain, France and Germany arrived in Kyiv to participate in negotiations with American special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who had previously met with Vladimir Zelensky.
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US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are holding a series of meetings in Kyiv.
National security advisers from Britain, France and Germany arrived in Kyiv ahead of negotiations between Ukrainian representatives and the US President's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the American leader's son-in-law Jared Kushner, Reuters reports, citing a source.
Earlier, the Ukrainian agency UNIAN reported that Witkoff and Kushner met in Kyiv with Vladimir Zelensky.
"British, French and German national security advisers are in Kyiv on Sunday... ahead of negotiations between Ukraine and US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner," the agency said in a statement.
The agency's source did not specify in which meetings the national security advisers of European countries will take part.

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