Witkoff and Kushner Head to Moscow and Kyiv With a Plan to End the Ukraine War

According to Al Jazeera, US President Donald Trump said at the White House on Friday, September 4, 2026 (13 Shahrivar 1405), that his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, his son in law, would travel to Kyiv and Moscow this weekend to try to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. Trump said the two are bringing an idea for peace but did not disclose details, adding there may be a good chance of reaching a deal.

Citing Russia's TASS news agency, Al Jazeera reported Witkoff and Kushner would be in Moscow on Saturday and Sunday, their first visit since January. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the pair would be in Kyiv on Sunday. Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier described the talks as frozen, and both sides have continued to escalate air attacks, with Russia striking Ukraine's SBU security service headquarters on Friday, wounding at least 12 people according to Kyiv's mayor. Khabaronline also confirmed on Saturday, September 5, with published footage, that the two envoys had arrived in Moscow.