Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv
By The BriefBrief
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv to meet Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a day after meeting Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Zelenskyy said Ukraine is ready for the conversation and that its proposals are ready, while both sides agreed to pause aerial attacks on each other’s capitals to enable the visits.
WHO:Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; Volodymyr Zelenskyy
WHAT:U.S. envoys met with Ukraine’s president in Kyiv following talks in Moscow.
WHEN:Reported Sep 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE:Kyiv, Ukraine
WHY:The visit was arranged to enable talks after the envoys met Putin in Moscow, with both sides agreeing to pause aerial attacks on their capitals to allow the travel.
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