Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Kyiv with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Witkoff and Kushner traveled to the Ukrainian capital after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The contacts in Kyiv took place as diplomatic efforts to end the war continue.
Trump’s envoys were received in Kyiv by Kirill Budanov, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine; Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service; and Ukrainian parliamentarian David Arakhamia.
Representatives from European countries are also in Kyiv
Umerov said he was pleased to welcome the American envoys to Kyiv. He said coordination on the next steps toward ending the war was continuing.
Budanov welcomed the American delegation led by Witkoff and Kushner and said intensive and important talks would be held in Kyiv.
According to Budanov, representatives from France, the United Kingdom and Germany are also in Kyiv. He said the parties were working together to achieve a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.