In an interview with The Guardian, Vladimir Zelensky said that US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner had, in his view, spent too much time with Russian President Vladimir Putin and, as a result, had come to trust him too much.

Zelensky argued that Trump and his inner circle still had not fully understood Russia’s objectives and made it clear that he sees Washington’s approach to negotiations as misguided. He also suggested that some in the US view Donbass as a territory of little real importance to Ukraine.

He added that he had tried to convince the White House that Russia had helped Iran carry out strikes on American bases in the Middle East, but said his argument was not believed in Washington.

Earlier, Reuters reported that Witkoff and Kushner could travel to Kiev as early as April. If the visit takes place, it will be their first official trip to Ukraine, although they have already visited Moscow for talks with the Russian side.