{
  "id": 6189813,
  "title": "Putin ‘does not want to upset’ Trump and is ‘ready to discuss’ peace ideas, Zelensky says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/putin-does-not-want-to-upset-trump-and-is-ready-to-discuss-peace",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T23:11:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/08/putin-does-not-want-to-upset-trump-and-is-ready-to-discuss-peace-ideas-zelensky-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are aiming to revive stalled peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as well as to prevent the upcoming winter from resembling previous years when Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure exacerbated the conflict. Zelensky expressed his conviction that Russia intends to launch significant attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this fall and winter, echoing a pattern seen in past years.\n\nHowever, Zelensky also stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin \"doesn’t want … to upset him,\" referring to U.S. President Donald Trump, and is open to discussing ideas for advancing negotiations. Witkoff and Kushner paid visits to Moscow and Kyiv on September 5 and September 6 respectively, marking their first meetings with Ukrainian leaders since the war commenced. Despite the talks, no major breakthroughs were reported.\n\nZelensky noted that ending the war this year appears unlikely, and Meduza, committed to transparency, used an AI model to ensure accurate and timely reporting of the information. The article was reviewed by a Meduza editor before being published.",
  "summary": "U.S. presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner discussed potential de-escalation steps with Moscow and Kyiv ahead of and during the winter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios.",
  "key_points": [
    "U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner aim to revive peace talks",
    "Russian President Putin open to discussing peace ideas, wants no conflict with Trump",
    "Ukrainian President Zelensky predicts significant energy infrastructure attacks this fall/winter"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "LILLEY: Ignore Donald Trump’s trolling, what he does next should concern us",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/lilley-ignore-donald-trumps-trolling-what-he-does-next-should-concern",
        "published": "2026-09-07T21:59:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}