US envoys Witkoff and Kushner to visit Moscow and Kyiv this weekend
US mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and then Kyiv between Saturday and Sunday, according to Russian state agency Tass, citing a source. The trip follows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's announcement that US negotiators would soon visit both countries. The planned diplomatic visit comes amid continued cross-border attacks. Ukrainian forces launched multiple drone strikes on the Russian city of Sochi, targeting a ship and an oil depot, while a Russian attack on Odessa killed one person and injured three others. The US envoys' visit is part of ongoing mediation efforts to resolve the war, though no specific agenda has been disclosed. The Sochi attack damaged the Nefrit vessel, which supported Russian offshore oil and gas operations.