US envoys Witkoff and Kushner head to Kyiv following Putin meeting in Moscow

US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to arrive in Kyiv on Sunday, marking their first visit to the Ukrainian capital since becoming involved in efforts to broker peace in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The trip comes after the two envoys held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Their travel to Kyiv is being framed as part of a renewed diplomatic push aimed at moving the Russia-Ukraine conflict closer to a peace settlement.

Witkoff and Kushner have previously played roles in US diplomatic efforts related to the war in Ukraine, but this marks their first in-person visit to the Ukrainian capital. Their journey from Moscow to Kyiv suggests an attempt to maintain dialogue with both sides of the conflict.