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US Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Kyiv for Peace Talks

Visit follows Moscow meeting with Putin as part of renewed push to end the war in Ukraine.

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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for their first official visit to Ukraine, following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to revive peace negotiations.

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Washington's push to end the fighting previously lost momentum due to US focus on the Iran war.

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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Their trip follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, seeking to revive peace talks during escalating aerial attacks by both sides.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that Kyiv is ready for a “constructive” discussion with US representatives.

“We are interested in bringing the end of the war closer. Peace is needed. Security guarantees are needed. A just and sustainable post-war peace is needed. Our proposals are prepared,” he said in a post on Telegram.

Washington’s push to end the fighting has lost momentum, with the United States focused for the past six months on the Iran war. The last known visit to Moscow by Witkoff and Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, was in January when they also held talks to Putin at the Kremlin.

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  • What specific terms are included in Ukraine's peace proposals?
  • Will Russia agree to the proposed peace terms?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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