Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly criticised US special envoy Steve Witkoff and presidential adviser Jared Kushner for travelling to Moscow multiple times — Witkoff alone has made eight trips — without ever making an official visit to Kyiv. Speaking to a Ukrainian media outlet, Zelensky called the omission "disrespectful" but offered a concession, saying meetings could take place in third countries if a Kyiv visit proved logistically difficult. The remarks come as ceasefire negotiations over the nearly four-year-old war remain stalled over core disputes, including the status of the occupied Donbas region and Russia's demand for political change in Kyiv, while US diplomatic attention has shifted to the Middle East following American and Israeli strikes on Iran.