US seeks security guarantees before envoys visit Moscow and Kyiv

US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are likely to visit Kyiv and Moscow this weekend to advance peace talks, though the US is still seeking security commitments from both Russia and Ukraine before finalizing the trip. The visits to Moscow on Saturday and Kyiv on Sunday have not been confirmed due to security concerns, with Witkoff reportedly nervous following a Russian strike on Kyiv's SBU security service headquarters on Friday. Washington is seeking assurances that Ukraine will not attack Moscow and Russia will not strike Kyiv during the envoys' stay. A wide gulf remains between the sides over ending the 4-1/2-year-old war, with Russia demanding Ukraine cede four regions and abandon NATO ambitions, while Ukraine rejects any land surrender. Witkoff and Kushner last visited Moscow in January but have never traveled to Ukraine.