US envoys meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv as Trump pushes Ukraine-Russia peace deal

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday for their first talks in the capital, reporting "important" discussions but no breakthrough in ending the war with Russia. The envoys arrived a day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, part of a renewed Trump administration push for peace in Europe's worst conflict since World War II. Witkoff called the talks "substantive" and "encouraging," while additional negotiations with British, French, and German representatives continued. The delegation traveled by train due to Ukraine's closed airspace, with both sides pledging not to strike each other's capitals during the visit. A White House official said "substantive plans" would be announced in coming weeks, though Kyiv residents expressed skepticism, citing years of failed negotiations and ongoing Russian attacks.