KYIV, Ukraine -- U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held "encouraging" talks in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine, but made no breakthrough toward ending Russia's full-scale invasion.
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The two U.S. envoys have yet to visit Kyiv, despite leading Trump's efforts to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war and repeatedly traveling to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was briefed by US President Donald Trump’s special envoys following their latest trip to Moscow and said the two Americans were working on plans for a follow-up visit to Kyiv in the near future.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian attacks caused damage in 13 oblasts overnight, while air raid alerts remained active for extended periods in many cities and communities due to the threat of jet-powered drones.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would meet with representatives of US President Donald Trump in the coming days and that the envoys would also travel to Russia, signaling a renewed effort to revive long-stalled talks.
While Witkoff and Kushner visited Moscow and spoke with Putin and other officials in January of this year, this will be their first trip to Kyiv in Trump’s second term as president.
Negotiators to visit Kyiv and Moscow as US president Donald Trump says he wants to see an end to the war. What we know on day 1,654 Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that US negotiators will soon visit Moscow and Kyiv to resume efforts to end the Russian invasion .
"The Russians don't want them to come here to Kyiv, and Witkoff is always sensitive to Russian sentiment," a person familiar with the matter said. "They're being told there that it's dangerous."
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President Donald Trump’s diplomatic envoys deserve praise for working to secure a peace deal that ends the war in Ukraine. But by again meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will only lend credibility to Putin’s false sincerity.
Two top U.S. envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will travel to Russia and Ukraine this weekend in an effort to restart peace negotiations between the two countries, according to multiple reports. Witkoff and Kushner — Trump's special envoy and son-in-law, respectively — will first meet with Ru…
Units of Ukraine's army were ordered to halt fighting Sept. 5-8, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 4, citing sources in the military, as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to visit Kyiv and Moscow over the coming days.
The reported order covers 5–8 September as Washington seeks to restart peace talks after months of stalled negotiations, but Russian attacks continued as the pause was due to begin.
The pause meant to smooth the way for restarted peace talks began under an air raid alert, with Russian attacks reported before it had even taken effect.
