Zelenskyy began talks with Trump's special representatives in Kyiv

Negotiations between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have begun in Kyiv. Zelenskyy reported this on Telegram, UNN reports.

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At the same time, the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, noted that representatives of France, the United Kingdom, and Germany had also arrived in Kyiv.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv after visiting moscow.

UNN reported that the U.S. delegation that visited moscow included acting head of the sanctions division at the U.S. Department of the Treasury Jean Lang. This may indicate that U.S. sanctions against russia were among the topics of the talks.

The dictator of russia, vladimir putin, described the meeting with U.S. presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as "substantive, constructive, and as candid as possible." At the same time, putin stated that "the kyiv regime has stopped hiding its essence by reinterring Nazis."

Later, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine was ready for a constructive dialogue with the U.S. and interested in ending the war as soon as possible.