U.S. President Donald Trump’s special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
Witkoff and Kushner arrived in the Ukrainian capital after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. In Kyiv, they were welcomed by Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine; Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service; and Ukrainian lawmaker David Arakhamia.
Next steps toward peace discussed
Rustem Umerov said he was pleased to welcome the American representatives to Kyiv. Umerov stated that coordination on the next steps to end the war was continuing.
Kyrylo Budanov greeted Witkoff and Kushner, who lead the American delegation, and said intensive and important talks would be held in Kyiv.
According to Budanov, representatives of France, the United Kingdom and Germany are also in Kyiv. Budanov said the parties were working together to secure a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.