U.S. envoys visit Kyiv after Moscow talks, no breakthrough in Ukraine peace push

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held "encouraging" talks in Kyiv on Sunday, their first official visit to Ukraine, but made no breakthrough toward ending Russia's full-scale invasion. The trip followed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, part of a renewed U.S. effort to end the conflict. Core demands of Moscow and Kyiv remain mutually exclusive, especially over territorial concessions, with Kushner acknowledging the challenge and saying the U.S. was working "behind the scenes" to create conditions for a possible deal. Zelensky held three rounds of talks with the Americans, covering air defense needs, a "winter package" of support, and long-term security guarantees. The sides agreed to a follow-up meeting involving Ukraine, the U.S., and Europe. Despite a pause in strikes on capitals during the talks, both sides traded fire overnight, with Russian attacks killing one person and wounding at least 10 in Ukraine.