Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner land in Moscow aiming to revive Ukraine talks

Published September 5, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

US envoys expected to meet Vladimir Putin before travelling to Kyiv, after peace efforts floundered in recent months

The US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to try to resuscitate a deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as both sides said they would halt airstrikes for the visit.

Details

The envoys were met at the airport on Saturday by the Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, a key interlocutor for the Trump administration’s efforts to end the Ukraine-Russia war. The US outlet Axios reported that they were expected to meet the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, later in the day.

The visit came as Trump suggested on Friday a new proposal to end the war, without providing any details on what his new plan might be. Trump made ending the war a priority early in his second term, but his efforts have so far yielded little results.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

Related Articles

• ‘The chancellor is in a bind’: is No 11 at odds with Burnham’s big vision?
• Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash
• Civilians among at least 60 killed in Yemen as ground fighting escalates