{
  "id": 6048169,
  "title": "US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold Ukraine talks after meeting Putin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/us-envoys-witkoff-and-kushner-hold-ukraine-talks-after-meeting-putin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T22:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/us-envoys-witkoff-and-kushner-hold-ukraine-talks-after-meeting-putin/a-79054779?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "account": "US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday, during their first official visit to Ukraine. Despite the talks, there were no breakthroughs in ending Russia's war in Ukraine. The envoys acknowledged the challenge of finding a solution, as the two nations remain divided over key issues, especially territorial concessions. Jared Kushner stated that the US is working behind the scenes to create conditions for a possible deal, emphasizing that it is a very difficult problem. The pair arrived in Kyiv by train from Poland after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow the previous day. Putin had declared a three-day ceasefire to ensure the envoys' safety. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy held three rounds of talks with the US envoys, focusing on military aid, including Patriot missile systems and other weapons Ukraine needs. He also expressed gratitude for the presence of European representatives. Momentum for ending the four-and-a-half-year conflict has stalled since recent talks with Putin at the Kremlin in January failed to produce results.",
  "summary": "US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, seeking to revive efforts to end the war. But the latest diplomatic push seems to have produced no breakthrough.",
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin in Moscow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/u-s-envoys-witkoff-and-kushner-arrive-in-kyiv-after-talks-with-putin",
        "published": "2026-09-06T12:48:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin fail to produce breakthrough while both sides continue to exchange fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/u-s-envoys-witkoff-and-kushner-arrive-in-kyiv-after-talks-with-putin-5991789",
        "published": "2026-09-06T13:41:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "US envoys in Kyiv, but Russian strikes persist across Ukraine: 8 killed, 69 injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/us-envoys-in-kyiv-but-russian-strikes-persist-across-ukraine-8-killed",
        "published": "2026-09-06T14:18:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "U.S. envoys Witkoff, Kushner hold ‘encouraging’ talks in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/u-s-envoys-witkoff-kushner-hold-encouraging-talks-in-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-06T16:01:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Witkoff says peace talks have been ‘very meaningful’ in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/witkoff-says-peace-talks-have-been-very-meaningful-in-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-09-06T18:28:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Witkoff ‘feels good’ about peace talks as US envoys make Kyiv visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/witkoff-feels-good-about-peace-talks-as-us-envoys-make-kyiv-visit",
        "published": "2026-09-06T19:05:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Zelensky announces further talks with Witkoff and Kushner today",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/zelensky-announces-further-talks-with-witkoff-and-kushner-today",
        "published": "2026-09-06T19:15:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold Ukraine talks after meeting Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/us-envoys-witkoff-and-kushner-hold-ukraine-talks-after-meeting-putin-6049332",
        "published": "2026-09-06T22:22:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US envoys bring ‘more effective’ Ukraine peace proposals to Kyiv, official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/us-envoys-bring-more-effective-ukraine-peace-proposals-to-kyiv",
        "published": "2026-09-07T00:31:28.000Z"
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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."
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