US envoys make first Kyiv visit amid Ukraine war peace push
The envoys arrived after three hours of talks with Vladimir Putin, and both sides said next steps could be announced in coming weeks.
- U.S. peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday, marking a renewed Trump administration push to end Russia's four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine.
- Before arriving in Kyiv, Kushner and Witkoff spent three hours meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday; Putin described the session as "highly useful," though no breakthrough emerged.
- Fighting continues along the 1,200-km front with Russia bombarding multiple cities on Saturday. Ukraine reported striking the Ryazan oil refinery about 480 km inside Russia overnight, causing a fire.
- Zelenskiy believes a window of opportunity exists to reach a peace deal before U.S. presidential elections next summer. He held preparatory meetings with his negotiating team, expressing Ukraine's desire to end the conflict.
- Svitlana Kurylenko, a 19-year-old cafe worker, stated, "We need an agreement that will never be broken," reflecting civilian wariness as a White House official said next steps would be announced in coming weeks.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, September 6, the day after their meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Witkoff hails 'very meaningful discussions' on Ukraine-Russia war in Sunday meeting with Zelenskyy
ABC News LONDON — President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff hailed what he described as “very meaningful discussions” regarding the Ukraine-Russia war, saying the talks in Kyiv Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were “substantive
NEWS HEADLINES: Kushner, Witkoff hold talks with Zelensky in first official visit to Kyiv – One America News Network
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) welcomes US Special Envoys Steve Witkoff (R) and Jared Kushner (C) prior to their talks in Kyiv on September 6, 2026. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Addie Davis9:54 AM – Sunday, September 6, 2026 United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Ukraine’s capital to engage in talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky after meeting a day earlier with Russian Preside…
A US diplomatic delegation has made its first visit to Ukraine and held discussions with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy to find a way to end the war, following their talks with the Russian leader on Saturday.
President Volodimir Zelenski held talks with US President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday on their arrival in Kiev for the first time, on the basis of Washington's renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, writes Kyiv Independent.
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