Trump envoys hold talks with Zelensky in Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss ending the ongoing war, following talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The two sides paused air strikes to facilitate the discussions. They brought revised proposals from earlier negotiations but had few new ideas. A major point of contention remains the contested territory in the Donbas, which Zelensky refuses to concede.

Zelensky expressed the need for "peace" and "security guarantees." The discussions took place amid heightened Russian drone attacks on Kyiv. Expectations were low for significant progress, with some fearing a "pro-Putin" plan being imposed on Ukraine.