US envoys Kushner and Witkoff visit Kyiv for first time

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for their first visit to the Ukrainian capital, following talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin aimed at ending the four-year war. They are scheduled to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The envoys, who have visited Moscow eight times but never Kyiv, hope to revive peace negotiations after a summer of escalation. Both sides agreed to a three-day pause in strikes on each other's capitals to facilitate the talks, though fighting continued elsewhere. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described Saturday's Moscow talks as "extremely frank," with Russia expressing confidence in achieving its military goals. Zelensky said Ukraine was "ready for the conversation," though Kyiv residents expressed slim hopes for a breakthrough.