U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders this weekend in Berlin, according to a White House official, as President Donald Trump intensifies his push for a peace deal.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other European leaders, including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, had already been planning to meet on Monday, according to Merz’s chief spokesman, Stefan Kornelius.

The Wall Street Journal first reported the plans for Witkoff to travel to Berlin for the weekend talks.

Ukrainian territory is at the centre of running discussions between Washington, Kyiv and Moscow as negotiators work on a 20-point draft agreement. Russia has insisted that Ukraine withdraw its forces from eastern territories in the Donbas region, which include ar

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