Expert Downplays US Envoys’ Diplomatic Mission

An upcoming visit to Ukraine by two top US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner is unlikely to produce a diplomatic breakthrough because Moscow is showing no sign of backing down, an expert has told TVP World. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Witkoff and Kushner would visit Kyiv on Sunday. He added that the pair would first visit Moscow before traveling to the Ukrainian capital. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The trip would mark their first visit to Ukraine as US peace envoys, despite several previous trips to Moscow, where they held talks with President Vladimir Putin. But Daniel Hamilton, president of the Washington-based Transatlantic Leadership Network think tank, told TVP World there was little chance the US envoys would secure a breakthrough, with Putin showing no sign of weakness and instead stepping up pressure on Ukraine. Sabotage operations expanding Hamilton said Russia was expanding sabotage operations across Europe and seeking to undermine public support for Ukraine by sowing doubts about continued assistance to Kyiv. Hamilton also dismissed President Donald Trump’s proposal that European countries reimburse Washington for past US military assistance to Ukraine, saying it is unlikely to be implemented. He argued that Ukraine should continue targeting Russian military, energy and supply infrastructure, saying that bringing the economic and military costs of the war closer home to Russians could increase pressure on the Kremlin. Other Topics of Interest NB8 Nations Secure $1B for Ukraine’s Winter Energy Needs The NB8 format committed additional winter energy aid to Ukraine amid a stalled EU debate over harnessing frozen Russian assets. TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find our guest interviews, world news from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region.