US envoys present revised Ukraine peace proposals in Kyiv
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Volodymyr Zelensky after meeting Vladimir Putin, but no agreement or breakthrough was announced.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner presented new proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine during talks in Kyiv, according to a senior Ukrainian presidential official cited by AFP and reported by France 24.
The official described the proposals as “more effective” than earlier versions, but their contents have not been disclosed. The discussions were continuing, with no indication that either Ukraine or Russia had accepted the proposals.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said the talks had not produced a breakthrough and that the war appeared likely to continue into winter. He called for support from European partners if fighting continued.
Zelensky also said Ukraine would hold further talks with the United States, France and Germany, without giving a timetable or details. He repeated his position that territorial issues could be resolved only through a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
Witkoff and Kushner travelled to Kyiv after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Witkoff described the Kyiv discussions as substantive and said both sides would need to compromise, while Kushner said the trip had produced new ways to advance negotiations.
Russia occupies large areas of eastern and southern Ukraine and has demanded recognition of occupied and claimed Ukrainian territory as Russian, terms Kyiv rejects. The full-scale invasion began in February 2022 and has caused mass casualties and displacement.
