Witkoff to meet Zelensky and European leaders in Berlin this weekend on peace plan

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff will meet with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin this weekend, officials said, a crucial encounter as the White House presses for a deal halting the war with Russia before the year’s end.

The decision to dispatch Witkoff, who has spearheaded talks with Ukraine and Russia on a U.S. peace plan, underscores the accelerating push to narrow differences between Kyiv and Washington on the terms. He will also meet with counterparts from France, Britain and Germany on Sunday and Monday.