US mediators to visit Kyiv for first time after Moscow trips

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that US mediators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Kyiv on Sunday, marking their first trip to Ukraine after multiple visits to Moscow since 2025. The trip was uncertain due to security concerns, with the US reportedly seeking guarantees that Ukraine would not attack Moscow during the visit and Russia would spare Kyiv. Russian forces struck a Kyiv intelligence headquarters with a drone, while Moscow claimed attacks on two cargo ships in the Black Sea. Separately, Norway seized a Russian ship in the Arctic to enforce compensation for assets expropriated on Crimea since 2014, prompting Russian protests. Putin ruled out a new mobilization, though analysts predict one after September elections.