US envoys meet Putin: What’s behind latest diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine war?

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have held talks with President Vladmir Putin in Moscow, in what appears to be new efforts by the Trump administration to end the Russia-Ukraine war.US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the envoys were bringing “a proposal to end the war” – Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II – and a senior ⁠⁠Russian ⁠⁠official said it was an “important peacemaking visit”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Witkoff and Kushner will travel to ‘end’ Russia’s war in Ukraine: Trumplist 2 of 4Trump sends envoys to Russia, Ukraine with new peace planlist 3 of 4At least 5 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as US envoys visit Moscowlist 4 of 4US envoys arrive in Kyiv for Ukraine war talks after meeting Putinend of listKushner, Trump’s son-in-law and Witkoff, the US special envoy, are expected to arrive in Kyiv on Sunday, reviving diplomacy when both countries have escalated attacks. Both Moscow and Kyiv announced a three-day ceasefire to coincide with the latest trip.So what’s behind the latest initiative by the US envoys and will it help end the war?What was the outcome of the meeting?Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the high-level t...