President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is headed to Russia for peace talks with Vladimir Putin. The trip comes after negotiations were held with Ukrainian officials in Florida over the weekend. Meanwhile, Russian missiles and drones continue to bombard Ukrainian cities.

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US Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff is traveling to Russia for peace talks with President Vladimir Putin, with Jared Kushner also expected to attend. This follows recent negotiations with Ukrainian officials in Florida and Geneva, as the conflict in Ukraine continues with ongoing Russian attacks.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized the need to maintain Ukraine's independence, while lawmakers voiced concerns that the original US-brokered proposal may favor Russia. Ukrainian President Zelensky and French President Macron are working to reinforce European support for Ukraine, but significant disagreements remain, particularly over territorial integrity and security guarantees. Both sides have yet to show willingness to compromise, and a final peace deal remains unlikely in the near term.

U.S. peace talks for Russia and Ukraine continue as war rages on

President Trump's Special Envoy Steve Whitkoff is headed to Russia for peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin According to the Kremlin the meeting will take place tomorrow and a White House source tells us Jared Kushner the president's son-in-law will be there The trip comes after negotiations were held with Ukrainian officials in Florida over the weekend US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says an end to the war must include a plan to maintain Ukraine's Independence and that there's more work to be done We had another very productive session building off Geneva building off the events of this week But there's more work to be done. This is delicate. It's complicated There are a lot of moving parts and obviously there's another party involved here that'll have to be a part of the equation Russian missiles and drones continue to bombard Ukrainian cities The latest attack killed four people and injured at least 40 others in the eastern city of Nimbro Multiple lawmakers have expressed concern that the original u.s. Broker peace proposal skews in favor of Russia Republican Ohio representative Mike Turner was asked about the plan and his concerns on face the nation yesterday One thing that I think everybody understands is that you can't have you can't be America first and and pro Russia Because you know Russia has is a self-declared adversary of the United States. It's fielding, you know new advanced nuclear weapons that are Specifically targeting the United States. It's constantly attacking the United States with offensive cyber it continuously Identifies both NATO and the West the United States as its adversary for more on this I want to bring in CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gaza's Olivia in Paris today Ukrainian president Zelensky said there are still tough issues that need to be worked through. What are those issues? Sure. Well, the it's the counter programming if you will to the US Russia meeting that is taking place tomorrow with these recent Talks going on in Florida and Geneva President Zelensky and Macron are now seeking to show continued European solidarity and support for the Ukrainian position so including on those two key terms of territorial integrity and Security guarantees so no doubt these leaders are also going over and comparing notes of what the US led peace push Entailed and these recent round of talks in Florida and Geneva But the main public facing part of this is to shore up the Western position and shape as much as possible the terms of a settlement before this meeting with Russia begins Can these talks yield anything with Russia refusing to back down from its core demand that Ukraine? Retreats and gives up areas the Donbass region So I think the chances of a final peace deal emerging in the immediate term are still vanishingly small Neither side has given any indication that it's retreating from these Highly incompatible core demands and part of the problem with how all of this tumbled out into the open is that Russia? Effectively had the deal that it may have been most willing to accept on the table in those original 28 points That leaked late last month, but that version was unacceptable to Ukraine and the European nations that have been supporting it So now the trick has been to find somewhere in the middle and while negotiators called this last round of talks You heard secretary Rubio called them very productive. He very notably took no questions yesterday So there's no opportunity to pressure test what parts might be softening or what additional sweeteners Special Envoy Whitkoff and Jared Kushner may be adding to the mix tomorrow Olivia guys is thank you

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U.S. peace talks for Russia and Ukraine continue as war rages on

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