Witkoff, Kushner may visit Kyiv for Ukraine’s 35th independence anniversary
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald
Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are
likely to visit Kyiv in the second half of August to take part in events
marking the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, RFE/RL reported on July
30, citing two people familiar with the travel plans.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said July 29 that one outcome of his meeting with Trump on July 28 was the expected visit of the envoys to Kyiv within the next two weeks.
Zelenskyy said he wants to discuss in detail with Witkoff
and Kushner ideas for resuming trilateral Ukraine–U.S.–Russia peace talks, and
that he wants them to see the situation in Ukraine firsthand. The U.S.–led
search for a peace deal that would be acceptable to both Moscow and Kyiv has
stalled since the start of the Iran war.
Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Office of the President, said Ukraine had been expecting Witkoff and Kushner shortly after Orthodox Easter on April 12.
The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty report was filed by
correspondent Alex Raufoglu in Washington.
The military war may be swinging in our favor, but the information war continues.
Just as an army needs soldiers, so does a free society need its journalists to ensure that people have access to honest, trustworthy voices to understand the world around them.
For the past five years, The New Voice of Ukraine has been working tirelessly to push back against Russian narratives and defend democracy. But we cannot do it alone.
Please consider supporting us on Patreon for just $5 a month – your donation does directly to supporting journalists and ensuring that this front of the infowar says solid and defended.
Thank you.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google News
