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| Witkoff: A meeting between Russia, the US, and Ukraine will be announced soon, after Witkoff and Kushner arrived on Sunday |
| 2026-09-07 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] A meeting between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine will be announced soon. This was announced on September 6 by US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Stephen Witkoff. ![]() Earlier, on August 6, Whitkoff and the American leader's son-in-law, entrepreneur Jared Kushner, met with the head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Kyiv. "Zelensky spoke about a trilateral meeting, which we hope will be announced soon," Ukrainian media quoted the US representative as saying. Witkoff also noted that significant progress had been made in negotiations to resolve the Ukrainian conflict in Moscow. He emphasized that Russia and Ukraine will have to make certain compromises to reach an agreement. However, Washington believes the necessary conditions already exist, Witkoff added. On September 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Witkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin. They lasted approximately three hours. Before the talks, Putin announced that he planned to discuss the details of a settlement to the Ukrainian conflict. The president added that such meetings are always beneficial. He stated that Russia has a high level of trust in this work. In opening the talks, the Russian leader described the topic as a difficult one. The most recent round of negotiations between representatives of Russia, the United States, and Ukraine on conflict resolution took place in Geneva on February 17–18. Vladimir Medinsky, aide to the Russian president and head of the Russian delegation, noted that the conversation was difficult but businesslike. More: U.S. envoys arrive in Kyiv to revive Ukraine peace talks [North Press] U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday arrived in Kyiv for talks with Ukrainian officials as Washington renewed efforts to revive negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine. The visit followed more than three hours of talks between the two U.S. representatives and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday. No major breakthrough was announced, although Russian officials described the discussions as constructive and substantive. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was prepared for a constructive discussion with the U.S. delegation and stressed that any settlement must provide lasting security. “We are interested in bringing the end of the war closer. Peace is needed. Security guarantees are needed. A just and sustainable postwar peace is needed,” Zelenskyy said, adding that Ukraine’s proposals were prepared. The diplomatic push came as Russia and Ukraine agreed to temporarily pause strikes on each other’s capitals while the U.S. envoys conducted their talks. Putin ordered a three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv, while Zelenskyy said Ukraine would refrain from targeting Moscow during the negotiations. The limited pause does not amount to a broader ceasefire, however, and fighting and long-range attacks have continued elsewhere. The war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, has become Europe’s deadliest conflict in decades. Previous diplomatic efforts have repeatedly stalled over fundamental disagreements, including Russia’s demands regarding occupied Ukrainian territory and Kyiv’s future security arrangements. The latest U.S. initiative comes amid intensified aerial warfare, with both Russia and Ukraine increasing long-range drone and missile attacks far beyond the front lines. While the Moscow meeting produced no publicly announced agreement, the Kyiv visit is expected to test whether Washington can narrow the wide gap between the two sides and restart substantive negotiations. |
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