US envoys arrive in Berlin for another round of Ukraine peace talks

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Source: AP

Updated 6:53 AM EST, December 14, 2025


BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. envoys arrived in Berlin on Sunday for another round of talks intended to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv stuck to their sharply opposite views of a prospective peace deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were spotted entering a hotel in downtown Berlin. Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials will hold a series of meetings in Berlin.

“Most importantly, I will be meeting with envoys of President Trump, and there will also be meetings with our European partners, with many leaders, concerning the foundation of peace — a political agreement to end the war,” Zelenskyy said in an address to the nation late Saturday.

Washington has tried for months to navigate the demands of each side as Trump presses for a swift end to Russia’s war and grows increasingly exasperated by delays. The search for possible compromises has run into major obstacles, including control of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, which is mostly occupied by Russian forces, and security guarantees for Ukraine.

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[Bengus81]

1. Kushner? What's he after, bags full of cash?

[Lovie777]

2. Why?........

USA's present administration favors Putin.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. A friend of mine had saying for such situations.

"Just smile and nod your head."

I sincerely hope that Zelenskyy does the equivalent. Just smile at those grifters and then meet with your proper allies.

Above all, don't give Putin or that orange gibbon a damned thing.

[DallasNE]

4. A Total Waste Of Time

The conditions on the ground are not ripe for a peace agreement to be signed. The right course of action is to change the conditions on the ground. Sanctions are one element. More long-range weapons for Ukraine are another element and beefing up the Ukrainian military. Things that make life harsher for the Russian people, so they finally rise up against Putin. Footdragging by Trump has played right into Putin's hands. The delay has been very costly for Ukraine and the rest of the world. Zelenskyy's peace proposal is not far-fetched. Putin's is. Maybe a year from now the peace talks can be restarted.