Overview
- President Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin and then travelled to Kyiv to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a concentrated two‑capital shuttle effort.
- Moscow ordered a roughly 72‑hour stop to strikes on Kyiv and Ukraine said it would refrain from striking Moscow for the same short window to allow the envoys’ travel and meetings.
- The Kremlin meeting on Saturday and the Kyiv talks on Sunday produced constructive discussions but no immediate agreement on core issues such as territorial control, security guarantees or Ukraine’s NATO relationship.
- Long‑range strikes and civilian casualties continued outside the two capitals during the visit, with Ukrainian officials saying Russia timed some attacks to disrupt travel and diplomacy.
- U.S. officials and Witkoff said substantive next steps are being worked on, including a possible trilateral track and a 'peace package,' with further details expected to be announced in the coming weeks.