Steve Witkoff

Lavrov comments show Russia eyeing more Ukrainian oblasts – ISW

Russia is seeking to expand its territorial demands beyond areas it currently invaders to include Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Odesa oblasts, going beyond the terms of a U.S. peace proposal, the Institute for the Study of War said on Jan. 15.

15 January, 11:37 AM

Witkoff secretly met with Reza Pahlavi as Iran protests descend into violence

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff secretly met last weekend with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s former shah, to discuss the nationwide protests gripping the country, Axios reported on Jan. 13, citing a senior U.S. official.

13 January, 11:28 PM

Kushner, Witkoff, Dmitriev meet in Paris to discuss Ukraine peace efforts

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s aide Kirill Dmitriev on Jan. 8 in Paris for another round of talks on the U.S.-backed Ukraine peace plan, Axios reported.

8 January, 11:16 PM

Spanish troops could join peace mission in Ukraine – Pedro Sánchez

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for the first time raised the possibility of Spanish troops taking part in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine after the war ends, Spain’s EFE news agency reported on Jan. 7.

7 January, 05:39 PM

Zelenskyy heads to Paris for ‘Coalition of the Willing’ summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to visit Paris for the Jan. 6 meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing” and a face-to-face with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, the public broadcaster Suspilne reported, citing the Élysée Palace.

6 January, 10:52 AM

Witkoff and Kushner to travel to Paris for coalition of the willing meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to Paris this week for a meeting of the so-called coalition of the willing, a White House official said, according to Reuters on Jan. 5.

5 January, 06:19 PM

Umerov holds meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister in Ankara

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 1.

1 January, 04:25 PM

Kyiv outlines progress after Florida talks

Over the past three days in Florida, Ukraine held a series of constructive and productive meetings with U.S. and European partners, National Security Council secretary and head of Ukrainian delegation Rustem Umerov wrote on Dec. 21.

22 December 2025, 08:05 AM

Russia’s envoy claims talks with Trump envoys on Ukraine are 'constructive'

Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev said talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Ukraine are proceeding “constructively,” Russian media reported on Saturday, Dec. 20.

21 December 2025, 02:20 PM

Witkoff left Moscow with caviar for Trump, Russian officials say

Russian officials claimed that U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff allegedly left Russia with a crate of red caviar intended for U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Russia’s Khabarovsk regional Ministry of Industry and Trade on Dec. 18.

18 December 2025, 03:09 PM

Russian delegation to meet with U.S. officials in Miami this week

The push to end the Russo–Ukrainian war through a U.S.-backed peace plan continues: another meeting of U.S. and Russian negotiating teams in Miami is scheduled for this week, Politico reported on Dec. 17, citing unnamed sources.

17 December 2025, 11:47 PM

Zelenskyy meets Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Berlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Berlin on Dec. 15.

15 December 2025, 02:09 PM

Zelenskyy floats dropping NATO bid for legally binding guarantees

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly offered to drop Ukraine’s aspiration to join NATO in exchange for robust security guarantees from Western partners, Reuters reported shortly after the first round of peace talks in Berlin on Dec. 14.

15 December 2025, 09:04 AM

Trump envoys pushed Ukraine to surrender Donbas cities for peace

Russia is trying to secure Donbas at the negotiating table after failing to seize it since 2014, seeking control of a line of key defensive cities — Pokrovsk, Kostyantynivka, Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk and Slovyansk — known as Ukraine’s “belt of fortresses,” a goal U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly willing to trade away for peace, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 12.

11 December 2025, 03:55 PM

Umerov, Hnatov head to Europe to brief Zelenskyy on U.S.–Russia talks

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and General Staff Chief Andrii Hnatov are heading back to Europe from the U.S. with insights from the Dec. 2 Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address to the nation on Dec. 7.

8 December 2025, 09:08 AM

Poland excluded from talks on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine

Poland has been excluded from a key London summit where European leaders will discuss U.S. efforts to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, Polsat reported on Dec. 7.

7 December 2025, 04:23 PM

Analyst Reiterovych outlines two possible scenarios for peace talks and the key question that will decide their future

Political analyst Ihor Reiterovych said on Radio NV where negotiations aimed at ending the war currently stand on Dec. 7.

7 December 2025, 03:33 PM

Zelenskyy holds call with Kushner, Vitkoff, top Ukrainian negotiators amid Trump peace plan push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine and the United States agreed on next steps for peace talks after a lengthy Dec. 6 phone call with Trump envoy Stephen Vitkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, and Gen. Andrii Hnatov.

6 December 2025, 08:53 PM

Zelenskyy will hold talks with European leaders in Britain on Dec. 8

Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the United Kingdom next week for talks with European leaders, he told reporters at a military prayer breakfast, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Dec. 6.

6 December 2025, 06:13 PM

U.S. and Ukraine agree on security framework, State Department says after Dec. 5 meeting

The U.S. State Department has released a press statement confirming that U.S. and Ukrainian officials reached an agreement on the outlines of a security framework during talks held on Dec. 5.

6 December 2025, 05:38 PM

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