The US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are already in Kyiv to continue the round of peace negotiations with the aim of ending more than four years of war in Ukraine. This is the first official visit of the US delegation to Ukraine.
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06/09/2026
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Oamerican envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are already in Kyiv to continue the round of peace negotiations with the aim of ending more than four years of war in Ukraine.
This is the first official visit of the U.S. delegation to Ukraine after several postponements, reports The Kyiv Independent.
The envoys of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, will now meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has repeatedly stated that he wants to end this conflict.
It should be noted that, on Saturday, Witkoff and Kashner were in Moscow, where they met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting lasted about three hours and was described by both parties as “constructive”.
“ The American representatives have meticulously prepared for this trip. Not only did they reiterate their usual interest in a rapid end to hostilities, but they also presented a series of ideas on possible ways to a solution,” Kremlin Yuri Ushakov’s adviser told the media.
“ The conversation was constructive, extremely frank and based on trust,” he added, specifying that the Russian side “declared confident in achieving the defined goals.”.
“Of course the situation is not simple,” Putin said to the two US envoys in a large room in the Kremlin, according to images released by Russian television.
Remember that on Saturday, too, the Russian President announced a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine, which is already in force.
Later, also ukrainian President announced the suspension of attacks against Russia.
[News updated at 11:21]