US envoys visit Kyiv but no breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks
US mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Kyiv for peace talks, but no substantial progress was made toward ending the war in Ukraine, with both sides urged to make compromises. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that territorial issues must be resolved at the presidential level, while also requesting Patriot systems and a winter aid package. Russia demands four partially controlled regions, neutrality, and demilitarization, while Kyiv seeks security guarantees and a strong military. Moscow escalated tensions with Europe, with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov calling Germany's diplomatic response "the beginning of a real war." A truce over Kyiv lasts until Monday, and President Donald Trump will consult his envoys before calling Putin and Zelensky.