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U.S. envoys visit Kyiv for first time after meeting Putin in Moscow

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff made their first trip to Kyiv, one day after meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

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Trump says US envoys will bring 'proposal to end war' to Moscow and Kyiv Sky News – World
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have led President Donald Trump's efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war - but talks have stalled.

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Trump's peace envoys to visit Moscow and Kyiv over weekendBBC News – World
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Trump's peace envoys to visit Moscow and Kyiv over weekend

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have led President Donald Trump's efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war - but talks have stalled.

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U.S. envoys visit Kyiv for first time after meeting Putin in Moscow

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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff arrive in Kyiv to hold talks on ending war

Arrival marks the pair’s first visit to Ukraine and comes day after ‘substantive plans’ were discussed in Moscow The US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Kyiv for a second day of talks on how to end the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met Kushner and Witkoff in Sophia Square, in front of Kyiv’s historic Saint Sophia Cathedral. Zelenskyy greeted Witkoff with a hug,…

US envoys Witkoff and Kushner set for talks in Kyiv after meeting with Putin in MoscowNPR – Politics
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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner set for talks in Kyiv after meeting with Putin in Moscow

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to arrive in Kyiv on Sunday in their first visit to the Ukrainian capital as part of a renewed push for peace in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Trump Envoys Expected to Make First Visit to KyivNYTimes – World
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Trump Envoys Expected to Make First Visit to Kyiv

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow on Saturday in an effort to revive peace talks.

US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in MoscowBBC News – World
BBC

US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner leave Moscow talks with hopes for "equally productive meetings" in Ukraine.

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TIME

Putin Pauses Strikes on Kyiv as Trump Envoys Visit Russia and Ukraine

The three-day suspension comes amid a renewed U.S. diplomatic push to end more than four years of war.

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner land in Moscow aiming to revive Ukraine talks

US envoys expected to meet Vladimir Putin before going to Kyiv, after peace efforts floundered in recent months The US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to try to resuscitate a deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as both sides said they would halt airstrikes for the visit. The envoys were met at the airport on Saturday by the Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, a key interlo…

U.S. envoys in Moscow in new push for peace between Russia and UkraineNPR – World
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U.S. envoys in Moscow in new push for peace between Russia and Ukraine

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to revive efforts to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a halt to air attacks during their visit, but Moscow has not publicly responded.

Trump envoys arrive in Moscow ahead of Ukraine talks, reports sayBBC News – World
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Trump envoys arrive in Moscow ahead of Ukraine talks, reports say

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to hold talks with Russia before travelling to Ukraine on Sunday.

Trump Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Talks on Ukraine WarNYTimes – World
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Trump Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Talks on Ukraine War

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

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US peace envoys Witkoff and Kushner to visit Kyiv and Moscow with plan to 'end the war'

The announcement came as Russian strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region killed four overnight, per local authorities.

Trump says US envoys will bring 'proposal to end war' to Moscow and KyivSky News – World
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Trump says US envoys will bring 'proposal to end war' to Moscow and Kyiv

Donald Trump says US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow and Kyiv with a "proposal to end the war".

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