Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to escalating his war against Ukraine despite a new U.S. push to revive peace talks, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent following U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys' visits to Moscow and Kyiv. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner brought revised peace proposals to both capitals, but Moscow appears unwilling to make meaningful concessions, the people said. The envoys "genuinely want" to make progress toward a ceasefire befor

US President Donald Trump confirmed that senior US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are carrying a proposal to end the war.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Kyiv for talks on Sunday after meeting Russian president in Moscow

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