Steve Witkoff sounded an unexpectedly upbeat note after Donald Trump's envoys rushed from talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow to meet Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Witkoff called the Ukraine discussions “meaningful” and “substantive,” saying the U.S. team was “very encouraged,” while Jared Kushner revealed Trump's mission goes beyond simply stopping the fighting to securing a durable peace and rebuilding Ukraine through future investment. Zelensky, meanwhile, insisted any agreement must deliver a “just peace” and prevent renewed Russian aggression. After shuttling between Putin and Zelensky, have Trump's negotiators finally found the outlines of a breakthrough?
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