Trump sends envoys to Russia and Ukraine with peace plan

President Donald Trump announced Friday he sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal to end the four-year conflict in Ukraine, saying they aim to determine if a peace agreement is possible. The envoys are scheduled to meet with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday and Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday, marking their first visit to the war-torn capital since Trump returned to office. The diplomatic push follows CIA Director John Ratcliffe's recent Moscow visit and Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov's trip to Washington for a G20 meeting. The renewed efforts come amid escalating long-range attacks between Russia and Ukraine, with civilian casualties at levels unseen since the conflict began. A Russian drone struck the SBU headquarters in Kyiv hours before Trump's announcement, while Zelensky proposed a reciprocal no-fly ceasefire during the envoys' visit.