Witkoff, Kushner to visit Russia, Ukraine in effort to jumpstart peace talks

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to visit Russia and Ukraine in an effort to restart stalled peace negotiations. According to Politico EU, they will first meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, then travel to Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday. The two men have been key US mediators in the stalled Ukraine peace talks, with Witkoff having made several trips to Moscow for talks with Putin.

The visit comes as Washington seeks to revive negotiations that stalled earlier this year. The Hill reports that the trip is an attempt to restart peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Zelenskyy confirmed the planned meetings on Telegram, though no details about the substance of the meetings have been released.

Witkoff and Kushner intend to press for a diplomatic solution to end the conflict, according to a US official cited by Politico EU. This will be their first trip to Kyiv, though Witkoff has traveled to Moscow several times to meet Putin. The Kyiv Independent reported on a separate development, with a Russian drone striking the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service in Kyiv on September 4, injuring at least 12 people.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Hill, Politico EU, Kyiv Independent, Times of India, Euromaidan Press — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.