US EditionUkraine's Zelenskyy Eyes Trump Talks After ‘Progress’
U.S. envoys negotiate a business-backed plan involving territorial concessions and $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to rebuild economies and end hostilities.
- On Monday, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to travel to Moscow to continue talks aimed at ending the war, as Donald Trump said `They want this to end` with a `good chance` of agreement.
- The Wall Street Journal reported last month that three businessmen, including Kirill Dmitriev, crafted a framework for massive reconstruction of Russia's $2 trillion economy using about $300 billion in frozen assets for joint U.S.-Russian projects.
- At Florida meetings hosted at Witkoff's Shell Bay club, both sides described discussions as effective, with U.S. participants presenting themselves as mediators rather than Kyiv's backers.
- Andriy Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, resigned on Friday after investigators searched his home, while two cabinet ministers were fired amid the corruption scandal.
- Drafting territorial clauses is proving complicated and remains unresolved, with Moscow demanding Kyiv withdraw from key territories for a ceasefire and no public amendments to the 28-point plan.
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Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner: Trump’s unconventional negotiators pushing for peace in Ukraine
As the Trump administration races to secure a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, the US president is sending two of his most trusted diplomats to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin today. The duo the US president has dispatched are none other than his old ‘golf buddy’ Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. The American leader hopes the two can replicate the same success they had in the Israel-Hamas negotiations
RECIT - Russia is paralleling Ukraine negotiations with proposals for lucrative contracts to US business circles close to Donald Trump.
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Ukraine's Zelensky eyes Trump talks after 'progress'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he expected to discuss "key issues" with Donald Trump as the American-led push to end Russia's war on Ukraine accelerated, with the US president's envoy heading to Moscow.
For hours, the US and Ukraine have been negotiating, and both sides are satisfied. At the same time, Ukraine seems to be trying to strengthen its negotiating position – with an attack on Russian tankers.
European input crucial to 'finalise' Ukraine peace plan
European leaders have rallied to show support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after US-Ukrainian talks to revise a peace proposal that initially favoured Russia, while the US envoy is headed to Moscow to brief the Kremlin.
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