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In September 2026, Trump representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner already met with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin and then with Zelensky in Kyiv as part of mediation efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
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US Presidential Special Envoy Steven Witkoff and the American leader's son-in-law Jared Kushner may travel to Moscow later in October.
The purpose of the trip is negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
WASHINGTON, October 9 – RIA Novosti. US Presidential Special Envoy Steven Witkoff and the American leader's son-in-law Jared Kushner may travel to Moscow in October for negotiations with Vladimir Putin, Axios reports, citing a source.
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"Witkoff and Kushner may travel to Moscow later this month for talks with Putin," the publication said.
The day before, the White House told RIA Novosti that Witkoff and Kushner will meet on Friday, October 9, with the Ukrainian delegation to discuss a new unified proposal covering all aspects of the conflict with the goal of ending hostilities. National security advisers from the Euro-three countries (Great Britain, Germany, France), as well as representatives of the EU and NATO, will join the consultations.
In September, the United States stepped up mediation efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine: On September 5, Trump representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived for talks with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, and the next day they went to Kyiv to meet with Zelensky.
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Negotiations between Witkoff, Kushner and Putin will take place in Moscow in October 2026
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