US envoys push for compromises to end Ukraine war

US envoy Steve Witkoff has apparently called on Moscow and Kyiv to "compromise" in order to find a way out of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. This is reported by the AFP news agency. “Both parties have to make compromises and reduce differences of opinion,” said Witkoff on Sunday at a press conference after talks in Kyiv. "We think we have the necessary elements to achieve that," added.

The US was seeking a diplomatic and not a military solution to the conflict, explained Witkoff. His colleague and son-in-law of US President Trump, Jared Kushner, said he hoped for a return to a trilateral format with Ukraine, Russia and the US. The government in Washington is working on a “peace package.”

According to Kushner, any future agreements should eliminate the possibility of another war. In addition, Ukraine should be given the opportunity to use the ingenuity demonstrated during the war years for the further development of the country, said Kushner on the sidelines of the talks in Kyiv, according to the Ukrainian agency Unian.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was much less optimistic: "If the war drags on until winter, and that's what it looks like at the moment, we need a winter package," said Zelensky, according to Ukrainian media. There will soon be a meeting between Ukraine, Europe and the USA. He jokingly added that the presence of Witkoff and Kushner "worked better than the Patriot anti-aircraft systems."