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· collected 2026-09-06 · by Prisha Patnaik
US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The meetings produced no immediate breakthrough, but both sides described the discussions as "very substantial" and expressed hope for a peaceful resolution to the four-and-a-half-year conflict. Kushner said the US is working on a "peace package", which will be announced in the coming weeks, while Zelenskyy emphasized the need for firm security guarantees and a dignified post-war settlement. The US team also discussed reviving a trilateral negotiating format involving Russia, Ukraine, and the United States.
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Donald Trump sends special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Russia and Ukraine to negotiate a peace deal. The two men, who have been leading US efforts to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, will visit Moscow on Saturday and then head to Kyiv, Ukraine's capital city, on Sunday for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump has suggested that the US has a new proposal aimed at ending the war, which is now in its fifth year, but did not elaborate on what it entails.
Zelensky confirms he will meet with Witkoff and Kushner, saying that they "are bringing with them a proposal to end the war." The Ukrainian president also guaranteed the safety of Russian airspace during their visit. In a related development, Trump has been critical of Europe for not paying its share of military aid to Ukraine, suggesting that European nations should repay the US for past assistance.
The news comes as tensions between Russia and Ukraine remain high, with both sides accusing each other of violating a ceasefire agreement. The fate of the peace talks is uncertain, but the fact that Trump has sent his top envoys to the region suggests that he is serious about finding a solution to the conflict.
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US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday, stepping up the Trump administration’s renewed push to end Russia’s four-and-a-half-year war after holding three hours of talks with Russian president
Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
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Their Moscow talks on Saturday produced no breakthrough, although Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the meeting as “highly useful”.
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The White House said further steps would be announced in the coming weeks.
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Zelenskyy said Ukraine was ready to pursue a peace agreement but stressed that any settlement would need firm security guarantees and a dignified post-war peace.
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“Our proposals have been drawn up,” he said ahead of the envoys’ arrival.
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The Ukrainian president also described his discussions with the US team as “very substantial”.
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He said the two sides had discussed security and economic guarantees as well as a broader prosperity plan for Ukraine, and expressed hope that the American negotiators would return for further talks.
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Witkoff struck a similarly positive tone, calling the discussions “substantive” and saying the US was seeking a diplomatic rather than a military resolution to the conflict.
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Kushner said Washington was working on constructing a “peace package”.
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The US team also held out the possibility of reviving a trilateral negotiating format involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States.
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European involvement was also expected, with British, French and German national security advisers in Kyiv for discussions.
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Putin also announced that there was a chance of reaching a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine on Thursday stating that, “Ultimately...the problem must be resolved by the countries involved in the conflict – Russia and Ukraine.
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On the contrary the two sides have recently intensified long-range strikes before the coming of US envoys.
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Russia has repeatedly targeted Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, while Ukraine has struck Russian oil refineries and other infrastructure in an effort to raise the cost of the war for Moscow.
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