{
  "id": 5998060,
  "title": "Kushner and Witkoff visit Kyiv in push to end Russia-Ukraine war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/kushner-and-witkoff-visit-kyiv-in-push-to-end-russia-ukraine-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T16:13:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/09/06/kushner-and-witkoff-visit-kyiv-in-push-to-end-russia-ukraine-war/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday, marking a renewed effort by the Trump administration to end the four-and-a-half-year Russia-Ukraine war. The two visited from Moscow, where they had held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin the previous day but did not achieve a breakthrough. Previous US-mediated peace talks, encouraged by President Donald Trump, have not yielded significant results. Jared Kushner suggested on Friday that the US had a fresh proposal, though he did not provide details. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called Saturday's meeting \"highly useful,\" while a White House official said next steps would be announced in the coming weeks. Zelenskyy, who believes Washington will be crucial to any peace deal, hopes a window of opportunity exists before the US focuses on its next presidential election. After initial talks with Ukrainian and US negotiators that lasted about three hours, the envoys expressed optimism about making more progress. Subsequent discussions with European representatives were also planned for later on Sunday. British, French, and German national security advisers were present in Kyiv, and Zelenskyy emphasized the need for security guarantees and a dignified postwar peace. Ukrainian residents in the city, which has been heavily bombarded, expressed hope for the negotiations. The sides have remained far apart on key issues, such as the future of the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. Russia demands Ukraine's withdrawal from the entrenched belt of towns it still controls, while Kyiv refuses, citing its ability to hold on. Hard security guarantees from European allies and the US are vital for deterring Russia from further invasions. Despite a relative lull in the ground war, both sides have intensified long-range air strikes in recent weeks.",
  "summary": "US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia's four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine . Kushner and Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday but did not appear to secure a breakthrough. Previous rounds…",
  "key_points": [
    "Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv.",
    "Envoys visited from Moscow after talks with Russian President Putin.",
    "US hopes renewed talks could lead to end of four-and-a-half-year war."
  ],
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Kushner and Witkoff visit Kyiv in push to end Russia-Ukraine war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/kushner-and-witkoff-visit-kyiv-in-push-to-end-russia-ukraine-war-6000110",
        "published": "2026-09-06T16:13:04.000Z"
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  "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."
}