Between September 5–7, 2026, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin in Moscow and then traveled to Kyiv as part of Trump's push to broker a ceasefire. According to the Kyiv Independent on September 7, Putin remained unwilling to compromise, while US and Ukrainian officials explored winter de-escalation steps.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow in a new effort to end the war with Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to escalating his war against Ukraine despite a new U.S. push to revive peace talks, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent following U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys' visits to Moscow and Kyiv. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner brought revised peace proposals to both capitals, but Moscow appears unwilling to make meaningful c
KYIV INDEPENDENT: Exclusive: Trump envoys find Putin still unwilling to compromise on Ukraine https:// kyivindependent.com/exclusive- trump-envoys-find-putin-still-unwilling-to-compromise-on-ukraine/ Russian President Vladimir Putin remains committed to escalating his war against Ukraine despite a new U.S. push to revive peace talks, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent follow
The U.S. is exploring whether Ukraine and Russia could take steps to de-escalate the war during the winter while restarting negotiations toward a broader peace agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios in an interview Monday. Why it matters: The Ukrainian president believes the weeks before winter offer a window for diplomacy . While Zelensky said he's convinced Russian Presiden