Overview
- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have yet to confirm a first trip to Kyiv, with officials saying the visit remains under discussion.
- Ukrainian leaders object to the envoys’ repeated stops in Moscow without a Kyiv visit, and President Volodymyr Zelensky called that pattern disrespectful.
- The planned trip was meant to jump-start U.S.-Ukraine-Russia diplomacy, yet negotiations remain frozen over Russia’s demand for Ukrainian withdrawals in Donbas, which Kyiv rejects.
- U.S. attention has shifted to the war involving Iran, which officials say has knocked Ukraine talks down the priority list.
- Despite the pause in high-level meetings, working contacts between Washington and Kyiv continue as Ukraine looks for new formats to re-energize U.S. engagement.