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US Envoys to Pakistan for Iran Talks, Ukraine Conflict Intensifies

4/24/2026

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner joined a U.S. team traveling to Pakistan for cease-fire talks with Iran.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the envoys’ Moscow visits without ever going to Kyiv disrespectful.
Moscow and Kyiv remained deadlocked over Donbas status and Russia’s demand for regime change in Kyiv.
Russia launched more than 700 drones and missiles last week, killing at least 18 people in eastern Ukraine.

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner joined a U.S. team traveling to Pakistan for cease-fire talks with Iran.
President Volodymyr Zelensky called the envoys’ Moscow visits without ever going to Kyiv disrespectful.
Moscow and Kyiv remained deadlocked over Donbas status and Russia’s demand for regime change in Kyiv.
Russia launched more than 700 drones and missiles last week, killing at least 18 people in eastern Ukraine.