US officials are headed to Berlin for a high-stakes sit-down Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders – as Washington presses for an elusive peace deal to end the deadly war in Ukraine.

The White House said this week it would only send officials to talks if enough progress had been made, indicating President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit to Germany could be a step closer toward a truce.

Talks between the UK, France, Germany and Ukraine scheduled for Saturday in Paris were canceled with no explanation given. The US had indicated it was unsure whether it planned to send a delegation to the meeting.

Kyiv and European leaders delivered their revisions to Washington’s proposed peace plan this week, after a draft leaked la

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