Russia’s Putin meets US envoys to discuss Trump proposal to end Ukraine war - aljazeera.com
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss a potential peace proposal for the war in Ukraine. The envoys subsequently traveled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Why it matters
This represents a high-level diplomatic effort to resolve a major geopolitical conflict that has global security and economic implications.
Kremlin aide calls the Moscow talks ‘very frank and constructive’, as US envoys head to Kyiv next.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info US special envoys Jared Kushner (R) and Steve Witkoff (L) arrive at a railway station in Kyiv on September 6, 2026 [Roman Pilipey/AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff and AFP Published On 5 Sep 2026 5 Sep 2026 US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Kyiv following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
The pair travelled overland after their plane made a stop in Rzeszow, Poland, and arrived in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday amid Washington’s renewed push to end more than four years of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet the envoys later Sunday.
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