US envoys have a new idea to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Now they're heading to Kyiv
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have traveled to Moscow to discuss potential settlement ideas for the Russia-Ukraine war. While the Kremlin described the talks as frank, the envoys are expected to travel to Kyiv next, marking a significant diplomatic effort to revive negotiations.
Why it matters
This represents a high-stakes diplomatic initiative involving US figures and the Kremlin to address the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump's business partner Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner met Putin for more than three hours, the Kremlin said, as Washington tries to revive negotiations to end Europe's worst conflict since World War Two. Their visit to Moscow comes after the war — which has killed hundreds of thousands and forced millions to flee their homes — escalated this summer. It also follows a visit last month to Moscow by the director of the CIA. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called the talks "extremely frank", saying the Americans "put forward a number of ideas on possible routes to a settlement", but did not elaborate. The Russian side told the Americans that Moscow was "confident" it could achieve its military goals of seizing the rest of eastern Ukraine, Ushakov added.
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