Reuters/CCTV. Ukraine, the United States and Russia have signaled continued diplomatic efforts regarding the conflict after a U.S. delegation visited Moscow and Kiev on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
In a social media post on Monday, Witkoff said the U.S. delegation's recent visits to Russia and Ukraine had produced "substantive progress," including progress toward arranging subsequent trilateral talks.
Witkoff said the purpose of the U.S. delegation's visit was to facilitate additional dialogue aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Before the visit, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a three-day ceasefire to facilitate separate meetings between the U.S. delegation and the Russian and Ukrainian sides. The U.S. delegation visited Moscow and Kiev on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday on social media that the Ukrainian side held a meeting to review negotiations following talks with a delegation led by U.S. presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Representatives from Britain, France and Germany also took part in the discussions.
According to Zelensky, the participants focused on Ukraine's air defense needs, technical cooperation and a package of support for the winter, while continuing to coordinate subsequent meetings and communications.
Following the talks on Sunday, Ukrainian representatives also held separate one-on-one exchanges with Witkoff and Kushner to further discuss the outcomes of the day's meetings.
Zelensky stressed that the current priority is to actively advance diplomatic efforts to sustain the peace process, as Ukraine coordinates next steps and prepares for upcoming meetings and communications.
Also on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia does not rule out the possibility of resuming trilateral talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States, saying it is premature at this stage to discuss when and where such talks might take place.
Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin might speak by phone with President Trump after Witkoff and Kushner conclude their visits to Russia and Ukraine.
He added that the Russian side had not yet received information about the outcome of Witkoff and Kushner's talks with the Ukrainian side, but spoke highly of the efforts made by the U.S. negotiators to mediate the conflict.
