Ukrainian leadership announced Saturday that American diplomats Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may make a trip to Kyiv during April, as diplomatic efforts to restart stalled peace negotiations with Russia continue.
Kyrylo Budanov, a senior advisor to Ukraine’s president, indicated the visit could happen following Orthodox Easter celebrations on April 12. “Kushner, Witkoff, Lindsey Graham — those are the ones expected to come. Who else will be there — we’ll see,” Budanov stated in remarks to Bloomberg.
The planned journey would mark the first time either Witkoff or Kushner has made an official diplomatic trip to the Ukrainian capital. While both representatives have previously held discussions with Ukrainian officials on American soil, they have also conducted negotiations in Moscow with Russian leadership.
Diplomatic initiatives led by Washington to bring an end to Russia’s four-year military campaign in Ukraine have reached an impasse following recent military actions in the Middle East. The peace process encountered significant obstacles after American and Israeli forces conducted strikes against Iran, which subsequently led to a series of retaliatory attacks across multiple Middle Eastern nations.
