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U.S. Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Land for Talks in Kyiv After Meeting Putin in Moscow

The visit follows a three-hour Kremlin meeting and comes as Kyiv seeks durable peace and security guarantees.

  • On Sunday, United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian officials amid efforts to end the country's conflict with Russia.
  • The Kyiv visit follows a three-hour-and-10-minute meeting Saturday at the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the United States delegation, which Russian officials characterized as "meaningful" and "frank."
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Russian forces paused aerial strikes on Kyiv starting midnight Sept. 5, while President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged Ukrainian forces would refrain from striking Moscow through Monday to safeguard diplomatic efforts.
  • Treasury official Gene Lange held preparatory sanctions talks in Moscow with Kirill Dmitriev, underscoring that sanctions policy remains part of dialogue despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's assertions ruling out economic concessions without ending the war.
  • President Volodymyr Zelensky affirmed Ukraine's objective is a "constructive" dialogue, as a senior delegation including Rustem Umerov and Davyd Arakhamia met the envoys to emphasize the nation's focus on securing durable peace and robust security guarantees.
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"We welcome the representatives of the President of the United States in Kiev," the office of the Ukrainian Presidency announced through its official Telegram account.

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Expressen broke the news in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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