Steve Witkoff, U.S. Particular Presidential Envoy, accompanied by businessman Jared Kushner, holds talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on the Moscow Kremlin, Dec. 2. TASS-Yonhap
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s particular envoy will meet with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and different European leaders in Berlin this weekend, the White Home mentioned, as Washington presses for a plan to finish Russia’s bitter battle with Kyiv.
A White Home official on Friday confirmed to AFP the accuracy of a Wall Avenue Journal report that envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with Zelenskyy and European leaders over the weekend to debate the standing of peace negotiations.
Germany’s authorities has mentioned Berlin will host the leaders, together with the heads of the European Union and NATO, subsequent Monday within the hours after Zelenskyy attends a German-Ukrainian enterprise discussion board with Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Washington has been stepping up strain on Kyiv to achieve an settlement.
Ukrainian officers mentioned they just lately despatched Washington an up to date plan constructing on Trump’s unique 28-point peace proposal to finish the battle that started when Russia launched a large-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.
Trump’s plan, publicly revealed final month, was accused of echoing Moscow’s key calls for, together with Ukraine giving up essential territory to Russia.
The concept of a speedy accession by Ukraine into the European Union — a transfer opposed by Moscow — is included within the newest model of a U.S.-led plan to finish the battle.
Ukraine would be part of the EU as early as January 2027 below the newest U.S. plan, a senior supply aware of the matter advised AFP on Friday.
In the meantime, Europeans and Ukrainians are asking the US to supply them with “safety ensures” earlier than Ukraine negotiates any territorial concessions, the French presidency mentioned on Friday.
