Russian state news agency TASS reported that Witkoff and Kushner plan to visit Moscow and Kyiv on September 5-6.
The two men have been important U.S. mediators in the halted Ukraine peace negotiations. Witkoff has taken multiple trips to Moscow for discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2025 and early 2026 and has met with Zelenskyy in the U.S., Germany, and France. This upcoming journey marks their first visit to Kyiv.
Following Trump’s return to office in early 2025, the U.S. initiated an intense push for a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement concentrating on territorial compromises, security guarantees for Ukraine, and postwar rebuilding. Initially, Washington exerted significant pressure on Kyiv to accept this plan, but by early 2026, the discussions collapsed.
Recently, Washington has renewed its efforts to engage Moscow, with CIA Director John Ratcliffe visiting the Russian capital in late August. Ratcliffe’s trip aimed to persuade Russia to diminish its military and economic backing to Iran and to advise against escalating tensions with America’s NATO allies.













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