Senior US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have agreed to travel to Kyiv for the first time, marking a significant shift in Washington’s diplomatic approach after months in which the two repeatedly engaged Moscow without visiting the country fighting Russia’s invasion. The planned mission follows President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Tuesday meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Witkoff and Kushner have played central roles in Trump’s efforts to negotiate an end to Russia’s war, but their diplomacy has so far included repeated direct contacts with Russian President Vladimir Putin while Ukraine’s position was largely presented in meetings outside the country. A visit to Kyiv begins to correct that imbalance. It will allow Trump’s senior envoys to hear directly from Ukrainian leaders, assess the country’s security needs on Ukrainian soil and confront the reality of a war Russia continues to wage through missile attacks, drone strikes and occupation. From Moscow to Kyiv Witkoff and Kushner have maintained extensive contacts with Russian officials since Trump returned to office. After speaking with Witkoff and Kushner earlier this month, Zelensky stressed that the central problem is not Ukraine’s willingness to negotiate, but Russia’s refusal to abandon its war aims. “Peace is needed – peace with dignity, and Ukraine has long been ready for it,” Zelensky said.