US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Moscow

Two US envoys are hoping for "equally productive meetings" in Ukraine after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on ending the war, US officials say.Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to land in Kyiv on Sunday, having "discussed substantive plans for next steps" with Putin on Saturday, according to the White House.It is not yet clear exactly what they are, but an announcement is expected in the coming weeks, as efforts to end the Ukraine" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="142386" data-entity-type="event">war in Ukraine gather pace.It will be to the first trip by US President Donald Trump's top negotiators to Ukraine's capital. Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed to halt strikes on each other's capitals for three days.As Witkoff and Kushner were negotiating at the Kremlin, Zelensky said he was ready for "a substantive conversation".Saturday's talks in Moscow lasted three hours and were held behind closed doors in Putin's official residence in the heart of the Russian capital, according to Russian state media.Details are still emerging, but both sides have given broadly positive remarks without going into specifics.