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US envoy Witkoff will travel to Berlin to meet with Zelenskiy and European leaders

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By Steve ​Holland

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared ⁠Kushner will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European leaders in Berlin this ‍weekend, a U.S. official briefed on the matter ​said.

Witkoff will also meet with his counterparts from France, Britain and Germany on Sunday ​and Monday, the official added.

The Wall Street Journal was first to report the meeting.

The choice to send Witkoff, who has led negotiations with Ukraine ‌and Russia regarding a U.S. peace proposal, ‌highlights Washington's growing urgency to bridge remaining gaps ​with Kyiv over the plan's terms.

French President Emmanuel Macron, UK Prime Minister Keir ‌Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz were also ⁠expected to attend, the Journal said.

On ‌Thursday, the White ​House said Trump would only send an official to the meeting if he felt ⁠there was ⁠enough progress to be made in peace ​talks.

(Reporting by Steve Holland, Jasper Ward and Bhargav Acharya; Editing ‌by Chris Reese)

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