Trump sends envoys to Russia, Ukraine with new peace plan

Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera · collected 2026-09-05
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Summary

US President Donald Trump has dispatched envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Russia and Ukraine, where they will present a new peace plan intended to end the conflict in Ukraine. The exact details of the proposal are not specified, but it may include security guarantees for Ukraine and an initial ceasefire. No specific timeline or further information on the plan is provided. Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports on Trump's efforts.
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1 of 2 hedged
Leaning
Centre
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Publisher trust
96.1
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Score -0.15 Confidence high
Leaning score -0.15 for article 4409 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-09-05

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Publisher

Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera · 258 article(s) · 0 correction(s) detected
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Correction rate 0.000 0.4
Uncertainty density 0.077 0.25
Assertive mismatch rate 0.000 0.35
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No reporter is named on this article.

Topics

Al Jazeera’s Kyiv Moscow Russia Ukraine

Subjects

Ukraine GPE · 3× Al Jazeera’s ORG · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Jared Kushner PERSON · 1× Kimberly Halkett PERSON · 1× Kyiv GPE · 1× Moscow GPE · 1× Russia GPE · 1× Steve Witkoff PERSON · 1× Trump PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Trump sends envoys to Russia, Ukraine with new peace plan Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports that US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-05
🔮 The plan could include security guarantees for Ukraine and an initial ceasefire.
2026-09-05 · Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
Trump sends envoys to Russia, Ukraine with new peace plan · mixed framing

Claims (2 extracted, 1 hedged)

Trump sends envoys to Russia, Ukraine with new peace plan Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reports that US President Donald Trump is sending envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. asserted
Trump → send → Ukraine
The plan could include security guarantees for Ukraine and an initial ceasefire. uncertain
plan → include → Ukraine
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