US envoys head to Kyiv after talks with Putin produce no breakthrough
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held more than three hours of talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, with the White House citing substantive plans but no agreement announced.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Kyiv for further discussions after more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow about possible steps to end the war in Ukraine.
The meeting at the Kremlin on Saturday ended without an announced agreement or confirmed breakthrough. The contents of the plans discussed by the envoys and any commitments remain undisclosed.
A White House official said the talks covered “substantive plans” for next steps, which would be announced in the coming weeks. The official also said the envoys expected further meetings in Ukraine.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the talks as constructive, frank and useful, but gave no specific details about their outcome. The characterisation did not include an indication that an agreement had been reached.
Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly agreed to pause strikes on each other’s capitals while the talks took place. The supplied material gives no details about the pause’s scope, duration or verification, and the occurrence and outcome of the planned Kyiv meetings were not confirmed.
