US Envoys Shuttle Between Putin and Zelenskyy
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have traveled between Dublin and Moscow in a diplomatic effort to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Their shuttle diplomacy has brought them into meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, placing the two envoys at the center of an attempt to reopen high-level communication between the opposing sides.
The meetings took place after Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks in nine months. That contact provided an important backdrop for the envoys’ efforts, as any potential agreement would require engagement with both governments. By moving between Dublin and Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner are working across the divide separating the two sides, carrying forward efforts to explore whether a negotiated settlement is possible. The article focuses on this diplomatic push and the meetings with Zelenskyy and Putin as the latest attempt to advance a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.
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