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US envoys head to Kyiv after talks with Putin yield no confirmed breakthrough

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are travelling to Kyiv after more than three hours of talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, with the details of any proposed steps still undisclosed.

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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are heading to Kyiv after holding more than three hours of closed-door talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on possible steps to end the Russia–Ukraine war.

The meeting took place at the Kremlin in Moscow. The White House described the discussions as “substantive”, but no agreement or confirmed breakthrough was announced.

The contents of the plans discussed, along with any commitments, remain undisclosed. The supplied material also does not confirm whether the envoys have arrived in Kyiv or what further discussions will involve.

The Kyiv visit follows negotiations that have yet to produce a publicly stated outcome. The timing of any announcement remains unclear.

FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg reported a climate of scepticism in Ukraine about whether the latest negotiations could deliver a breakthrough.

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