US President Donald Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are reportedly set to visit both Moscow and Kyiv this weekend as part of ongoing efforts to broker an end to the war in Ukraine. This would mark the first time the pair have held talks in Ukraine, having previously met Russian President Vladimir Putin multiple times without a corresponding visit to Kyiv, and comes as diplomatic momentum appears to be building despite a significant gap remaining between the two sides' positions.

According to Axios and Ukrainian officials, the envoys are expected to meet Putin in Moscow on Saturday before travelling to Kyiv on Sunday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, though the Kremlin has declined to confirm details. The visit follows Putin's comments that "there are chances" of a deal, while maintaining maximalist demands including further Ukrainian territorial concessions, which Kyiv and its European allies say amount to capitulation. The talks come against a backdrop of continued violence, including a Russian drone strike on the Kyiv office of Ukraine's security chief on Friday, with Russia currently controlling around 20% of Ukrainian territory since its full-scale invasion began in February 2022.