By Friederike Heine

BERLIN, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Germany will host U.S. and Ukrainian delegations over the weekend for talks on a ​ceasefire in Ukraine, before a summit with European leaders and ​President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Berlin on Monday, a German official said.

A U.S. official said President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law ⁠Jared Kushner were travelling to Germany for talks involving Ukrainians and Europeans.

The choice to send Witkoff, who has led negotiations with Ukraine and Russia regarding a U.S. peace proposal, appeared to be a signal that Washington saw a ​chance of progress after nearly four years of war since Russia's 2022 invasion.

The White House had ‍said on Thursday Trump would send an official ​to talks only if he felt there was enough progress to be made.

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