Kushner and Witkoff Ukraine Peace Talks Mark First US Envoy Visit Since Trump’s Re‑election

Kushner and Witkoff Ukraine peace talks

President Trump’s senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner touched down in Kyiv on Sunday, launching a diplomatic sprint aimed at reviving stalled negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. The pair arrived just hours after a Reuters‑reported three‑hour session with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, marking their first foray onto Ukrainian soil despite months of back‑channel bargaining. The timing is stark: winter looms, and Ukrainian officials warn the conflict could deepen as temperatures fall.

“Kushner and Witkoff are making an effort, and we are making progress,” a Russian spokesperson told reporters.

A White House source confirmed that the Moscow talks yielded “plans for next steps, which will be announced in the coming weeks.” After departing Moscow late Saturday, the delegation flew to Poland, then crossed the border by land to Kyiv, where they were greeted by President Volodymyr Zelensky and senior advisers. ↑ 3‑hour talks with Zelensky focused on a pandemic‑era playbook for sustaining military logistics through the cold months. British, French and German national security advisers joined a third session, underscoring the multilateral stakes. A second insider, present at the Kyiv meetings, said the dialogue “went well” and that the envoys are pushing for a “refreshed” peace proposal that could reshape the front lines before winter. AP News noted the visit as the highest‑level U.S. presence in Ukraine since the start of Trump’s second term, signaling a renewed, if tentative, push for a diplomatic breakthrough.