Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is “too scared” to travel to Kyiv following Russian warnings, casting doubt on planned peace talks, according to a report in the Kyiv Independent.Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected to visit both Kyiv and Moscow over the weekend to revive efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. A source claimed that Russian figures do not want the negotiators to visit Kyiv and that Witkoff is sensitive to Russian sentiment regarding safety. The U.S. negotiators were due to arrive in Kyiv by plane, with reports noting Witkoff's reluctance to travel to the Ukrainian capital by train. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that active involvement from U.S. negotiators remains crucial for peace negotiations. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Trump envoy ‘scared’ to travel to Kyiv for peace talks throwing negotiations into doubtMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Ukraine peace talks ‘in doubt’ due to Trump team’s safety fears
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is “too scared” to travel to Kyiv following Russian warnings, casting doubt on planned peace talks, according to a report in the Kyiv Independent.Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected to visit both Kyiv and Moscow over the weekend to revive efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. A source claimed that Russian figures do not want the negotiators to visit Kyiv and that Witkoff is sensitive to Russian sentiment regarding safety. The U.S. negotiators were due to arrive in Kyiv by plane, with reports noting Witkoff's reluctance to travel to the Ukrainian capital by train. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that active involvement from U.S. negotiators remains crucial for peace negotiations. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Trump envoy ‘scared’ to travel to Kyiv for peace talks throwing negotiations into doubtMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
