Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow with proposal to end war in Ukraine

President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to Russia Saturday, Russian news outlets reported, as part of a trip where they are expected to present a new proposal to end the war in Ukraine.

Mr. Trump told reporters on Friday he had sent the envoys with a proposal to end the conflict, which began in 2022 when Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The envoys were met at the airport by Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, Russia's state news agency Tass said.

"We have an idea for peace," Mr. Trump told reporters on Friday. "I sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two great negotiators. They've done a great job, and we sent them over to see whether or not we can get something done. And there may be a good chance that we'll do it."

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday ordered a three-day halt in Russian strikes on Kyiv for Witkoff and Kushner's visit to the Ukrainian capital, the Kremlin said.

"The Russian president and commander in chief... has given the order not to strike Kyiv for three days from midnight tonight," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by state news agency TASS.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social media post that he was preparing for a visit from Witkoff and Kushner on Sunday, and vowed to not strike Russia while the envoys were in the country.

"Our goal is to make the visit and the talks with the U.S. side as constructive and substantive as possible. We need to look for real options for how to move this war toward an end," Zelenskyy said.

The trip will mark the first time Mr. Trump's envoy Witkoff and son-in-law Kushner travel to Ukraine since the president returned to office with a pledge to resolve the conflict. In December 2025, the duo met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for five hours in talks that were characterized as "constructive" by a Russian official, but that ultimately did not lead to a breakthrough.

In September 2025, the president told CBS News he was committed to pursuing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine and vowed to "get it done."

"I've been talking about it with President Putin and President Zelenskyy," Mr. Trump said in a phone interview at the time. "Something is going to happen, but they are not ready yet. But something is going to happen."

However, peace efforts appeared to have stalled after the U.S. launched an attack on Iran in February, triggering a war that has lasted for more than six months.

The renewed push for diplomacy comes as Russia and Ukraine pummel each other with long-range missile and drone attacks.

Just hours before Mr. Trump's announcement, a Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service in central Kyiv, according to Zelenskyy.

The strike, which Zelenskyy said was aimed at the office of the agency's acting chief, was the first on its headquarters since the start of the invasion.