{
  "id": 5643610,
  "title": "Zelensky says Ukraine won’t launch airstrikes against Russia during Witkoff and Kushner’s Moscow visit, and wants the same from Russia during their planned trip to Kyiv",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/zelensky-says-ukraine-wont-launch-airstrikes-against-russia-during",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T20:50:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/04/zelensky-says-ukraine-won-t-launch-airstrikes-against-russia-during-witkoff-and-kushner-s-moscow-visit-and-wants-the-same-from-russia-during-their-planned-trip-to-kyiv"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky assured in his evening video address that Kyiv would maintain \"normal functioning of Russian airspace\" while American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travel to Moscow for talks. The duo is scheduled to visit Moscow first, followed by a trip to Kyiv on Sunday, September 6. Zelensky reiterated that no air strikes would be conducted by Ukraine during the negotiations, emphasizing that their priority is ensuring the safety of the American delegates, not Russia. Zelensky also called on Russia to suspend its airstrikes during the discussions between Kyiv and Washington. Notably, this is not the first time Witkoff and Kushner have visited Moscow for talks, but they have not yet made it to Kyiv. The American negotiators typically arrive by plane, as previously reported by the Ukrainian news outlet The Kyiv Independent. Sources have indicated that Witkoff finds train travel challenging, which is one reason American delegations have not yet made the journey to Ukraine. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Kyiv's skies have been closed, and foreign delegations have traveled to the Ukrainian capital by rail.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised in his evening video address that Kyiv would ensure “normal functioning of Russian airspace” while American negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visit Moscow.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Ukraine-Krieg: Witkoff und Kushner reisen laut russischer Agentur nach Moskau und Kiew",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ukraine-krieg-witkoff-und-kushner-reisen-laut-russischer-agentur-nach",
        "published": "2026-09-04T10:28:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner to travel to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-envoys-witkoff-and-kushner-to-travel-to-moscow-and-kyiv-this",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:37:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "The Kyiv Independent: Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s first visit to Kyiv may fall through — Witkoff ‘started to get scared’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/the-kyiv-independent-trump-envoys-steve-witkoff-and-jared-kushners",
        "published": "2026-09-04T13:25:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Witkoff and Kushner set to visit Moscow then Kyiv on Sunday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/witkoff-and-kushner-set-to-visit-moscow-then-kyiv-on-sunday",
        "published": "2026-09-04T17:58:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Trump says Witkoff, Kushner heading abroad in latest U.S. effort to end Ukraine war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-witkoff-kushner-heading-abroad-in-latest-u-s-effort-to-end",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:34:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Witkoff, Kushner to visit Moscow and Kyiv in renewed push to end Russia-Ukraine war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/witkoff-kushner-to-visit-moscow-and-kyiv-in-renewed-push-to-end",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:50:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}