Witkoff: 'Substantive Progress' After Russia-Ukraine Talks — SkimNews
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- Steve Witkoff touted 'substantive progress' after U.S. negotiators visited both Moscow and Kyiv to facilitate dialogue on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
- Before the trip, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a three-day no-shoot policy to enable the discussions to occur, per Witkoff's statement.
- Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Putin in Moscow on Saturday and Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday—Sunday marked the envoys' first time visiting Kyiv to negotiate an end to the war.
- The U.S. delegation also included officials from the National Security Council, State Department, and Treasury Department, who discussed each side's proposals with the other.
- Witkoff said movement was made on scheduling additional trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine.
- If the conflict continues past February, the Russia-Ukraine war will cross the five-year mark, making it one of the longest-running foreign policy problems facing the U.S.
Why it matters: The first U.S. envoy visit to Kyiv for ceasefire talks—secured by a three-day no-shoot agreement—marks a concrete diplomatic step after years of stalemate, with movement now reported toward scheduled trilateral negotiations as the war approaches its five-year mark in February 2027.
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