US envoys Kushner and Witkoff visit Kyiv to discuss ending the war
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for their first visit to Ukraine, meeting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss ending the war, following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The visit comes a day after three hours of talks in Moscow, where a White House official said "substantive plans" were discussed, with an announcement expected in coming weeks. Talks have stalled on a 20-point peace plan, particularly over territorial control in eastern Ukraine. The envoys' travel was complicated by Russian drone strikes on Kyiv's airports, though a three-day pause on capital strikes was agreed. Ukraine faces daily drone attacks and a shortage of Patriot interceptors, with concerns about winter energy strikes.