New Plan

US President Donald Trump said Friday he is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a plan to end more than four years of war in Ukraine. The move marks Washington's latest bid to break a diplomatic stalemate in Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II.

"I sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two great negotiators. They've done a great job, and we sent them over to see whether or not we can get something done. And there may be a good chance that we'll do it," Trump said. "They're bringing with them a proposal to end the war." The US president would not say whether the plan involved Ukraine ceding territory, but added: "We have an idea for peace."

Grinding war

Just hours before Trump's announcement, a Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine's SBU security service in central Kyiv, the first on its headquarters since the start of the invasion. Despite the unprecedented strike, Zelensky proposed observing a ceasefire for the duration of the US envoys' trip.

"There will be no airstrikes on our part, and Russia must reciprocally ensure a ceasefire, without its own airstrikes, for the duration needed to conduct these talks," Zelensky said. Russia did not immediately comment on the proposal. Hours later, a Russian strike killed four people and wounded five in the southeastern city of Kamianske.