WorldRussian President Vladimir Putin hosted US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow as Washington sought to restart negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Putin thanked Donald Trump for his efforts, while the envoys thanked Putin for a temporary three-day “no-shoot” policy in Moscow and Kyiv that enabled their mission to proceed safely. Fighting continues on the battlefield.
World9:39Vladimir Putin has halted strikes on Kyiv for three days while US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meet officials in Moscow before traveling to Ukraine. Security expert Jana Kobzova considers whether the diplomacy could produce a breakthrough or whether Russia is merely buying time.
World4:37Russian affairs analyst Andrey Kortunov says there is cautious optimism but little substantive change before Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s latest Moscow visit. President Trump has said no new ideas are being offered beyond proposals discussed in Anchorage a year ago and rejected by Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine remain caught in escalation, with Ukraine striking deeper into Russia while Russia targets Ukrainian ports to cut off access.
WorldSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Kremlin as Russia and Ukraine intensified aerial attacks. Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to pause strikes on each other’s capitals while the talks were underway.
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WorldRussia says it will pause strikes on Kyiv for three days after 10 days of attacks on the capital and surrounding region. Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not target Moscow through Monday. The Kremlin ties the 72-hour pause to Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff’s weekend visit to Moscow with a new peace proposal, before their expected first trip to Kyiv. Donald Trump says there is a good chance of ending the conflict.
PoliticsHow much did Steve Witkoff know about Russia when he was first sent to meet President Putin in February last year?
WorldSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for talks that could address peace between Ukraine and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv before the visit, while a Putin spokesperson said there had been “no talk of new ideas” for ending the conflict.
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WorldBloomberg This Weekend examines the weekend’s biggest headlines, including Donald Trump’s description of Iran as “small potatoes” and the presence of US envoys in Russia. The New York-hosted program features journalists, a Wall Street strategist, the EU ambassador to the US and an Atlantic staff writer.
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WorldRussian President Vladimir Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in strikes on Kyiv on Saturday as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow.
WorldUS special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday for talks on ending the war in Ukraine. They were met by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
World13:47Donald Trump says he has a new idea to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, but any peace plan faces deep disagreements between Moscow and Kyiv that go well beyond what he calls a “personality problem” between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As Russia and Ukraine continue long-range attacks, US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are talking with both sides.
WorldU.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Moscow to discuss a proposal intended to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. Atlantic Council senior fellow Michael Bociurkiw says there is deep skepticism in Ukraine that the talks will produce a plan Kyiv can accept.
WorldUS envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday in an effort to revive a stalled initiative aimed at ending Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Russian state media.
WorldRussian state media reported that U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to try to revive a stalled effort to end Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
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World10:26EU Ambassador to the United States Jovita Neliupšienė says Europe must continue supporting Ukraine while applying “maximum pressure” on Moscow, arguing that Russia has not changed its war aims. She spoke as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow before traveling to Kyiv to try to revive stalled peace talks.
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WorldRussia will pause strikes on Kyiv while US peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visit. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier said Ukraine would also hold off on strikes during their trip and urged Moscow to do the same.
WorldUS President Donald Trump said Friday that he is dispatching Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal aimed at ending more than four years of war in Ukraine.
PoliticsRetired Brigadier General Peter Zwack, a former US defense attaché to Russia and a global fellow at the Wilson Center and the Kennan Institute, analyzes the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war.
WorldFormer US Marine officer Issac Olvera analyses the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war.
WorldGeopolitical consultant Rich Outzen analyses the latest developments in the Ukraine-Russia war, including Russia’s strike on Ukraine’s spy headquarters in Kyiv.
WorldThe United States is renewing efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, sending Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv. Trump says there may be a “good chance” of an agreement, while fighting intensifies and diplomacy remains stalled after months of failed progress.
WorldRussia is striking Kyiv with an intensity not seen since the war began. NBC News’ Richard Engel has exclusive access to a high-tech Ukrainian drone workshop.
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WorldRussia is mass-producing new jet-powered drones that can reach speeds of up to 600 kilometers per hour—three times faster than older piston-engine models. Their speed makes them harder to intercept and more likely to hit their targets, as Kyiv endures nine straight days of drone strikes and Russia shifts its tactics.
WorldUS President Donald Trump says there may be a “good chance” of ending the war in Ukraine as envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travel to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend. Their proposal could include an initial ceasefire and security guarantees for Ukraine, while the conflict remains deadlocked amid an escalating air war.