„Es ist respektlos, nach Moskau und nicht nach Kiew zu kommen“ – Selenskyj äußert Zweifel an einem Treffen mit Witkoff, wie Kushner erwartet hatte

News snippet: President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced doubts about peace talks in an April 20 interview, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to meet with Ukrainian officials amid stalled negotiations with Russia.

„I consider their arrival is needed by them, not us… It’s disrespectful to come to Moscow and not Kyiv, it’s just disrespectful. I understand we have complex logistics… If they don’t want to, we can meet in other countries,“ Zelensky said in a wide-ranging interview with Ukrainian outlet ICTV.

Kushner and Witkoff have flown to Moscow several times and met Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Jan. 22 visit. The envoys previously met Ukrainian officials but have not yet travelled to Kyiv.

The two envoys were expected to visit Kyiv in April, but Zelensky cast doubt on the format of talks, telling journalists on April 8 that it was „difficult to say“ whether there would soon be a meeting in Ukraine’s capital or whether it would take place in another location involving all three negotiating teams.