Witkoff says US discussed Ukraine war with Kyiv, European countries

President Donald Trump’s advisors held talks ‍on Wednesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and national security advisors from the UK, France and Germany to discuss the next steps in ending ⁠Russia’s war in Ukraine, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated page.“We focused on how to move the discussions forward in a practical way on behalf of @POTUS’ peace process, including strengthening security guarantees and developing effective deconfliction mechanisms to help ‍end the war and ensure it does not restart,” Witkoff said ‍in ‍a social media ⁠post.US Secretary of ‌State Marco Rubio, ⁠Trump’s son-in-law Jared ‍Kushner and Ukraine’s top negotiator Rustem Umerov also participated.Zelenskyy said ⁠on Tuesday that national security advisors from Kyiv’s “Coalition of the ‌Willing” backers would meet in Ukraine on Saturday, and then country leaders would gather in France on January 6.The Coalition grouping led ‍by