Trump sends envoys to Russia, Ukraine with new peace plan

What the report says

US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv, according to Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett, as part of a new proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The report says the plan is intended to advance talks between Russia and Ukraine through direct contact with both capitals.

Al Jazeera reported that the proposal may include security guarantees for Ukraine and an initial ceasefire. Those elements suggest the White House is seeking a framework that could reduce fighting while creating conditions for broader negotiations.

The development matters because it signals a renewed diplomatic push in one of Europe’s most consequential conflicts, with the United States again trying to broker terms that could be acceptable to both sides. The article did not provide further detail on how either Russia or Ukraine had responded to the initiative at the time of publication.

More broadly, any peace plan for Ukraine would face major obstacles, including questions about territorial control, long-term security arrangements and whether the warring parties are willing to compromise. Those issues remain central to any settlement, though Al Jazeera’s report focused mainly on the dispatch of the envoys and the broad outlines of the proposal.