U.S. envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine peace effort

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and White House adviser Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday as Washington continued efforts to negotiate an end to the RussiaUkraine war. The meeting at the Kremlin lasted more than three hours and ended without a breakthrough, according to reports cited in the article. Russian officials described the talks as constructive, while the White House said the delegation discussed proposals aimed at advancing peace. The Americans were also scheduled to travel to Kyiv on Sunday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ahead of the visit, Zelenskyy said Ukraine would avoid airstrikes during the talks if Russia did the same, and he said the diplomatic meetings should produce practical steps toward ending the conflict. The article also noted that the trip came amid fresh attacks in Ukraine and German accusations that Russia was behind a drone plot targeting an airport in Germany.