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US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have been in charge of mediation efforts between Russia and Ukraine since 2025. So far, their talks have taken place exclusively in Moscow, while Ukraine has not yet been visited. Negotiations over the trip to Kyiv dragged on for weeks after Washington temporarily shifted its focus to the Iran war.
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First Moscow, then Kyiv US envoys Witkoff and Kushner are traveling to Ukraine on Sunday
Ukraine is preparing for the arrival of the two US envoys in Kyiv. According to President Zelenskyj, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are already holding talks in Russia on Saturday. They are traveling to Ukraine for the first time.
September 4, 2026, 8:28 p.m
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The talks between US envoys and President Zelensky will lead to a continuation of diplomatic channel management without achieving any immediate breakthroughs.
Likely · Within days
Russia will view the opening of Ukrainian airspace to US envoys as a test act and will base its response on whether it receives similar concessions from Ukraine or the US.
Possible · Within days

The continued support for the AfD despite declining illegal entries and the East German resistance to migration despite lower numbers of immigrants show two blind spots in the German migration debate that can be traced back to cultural fears and perceived competition for social benefits.
The number of registered unauthorized entries at German borders fell to 3,587 cases in August, a decrease of 14 percent compared to July and 39 percent compared to August 2025. It is the lowest level in over five years. In the first eight months of the year, 32,606 unauthorized entries were registered, 24 percent fewer than in the same period last year.
WELT is broadcasting a detailed election special program on Sunday and Monday with reporters from Saxony-Anhalt and Berlin, a special edition of "Freedom of Expression", an expert-run election studio and an analysis follow-up on Monday to shed light on the election developments and their national political consequences.

EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos has canceled her planned visit to Serbia because the war criminal Ratko Mladić is being buried with military honors and publicly glorified there. She criticizes this as incompatible with EU values and questions Serbia's accession to the EU. Serbia has been negotiating accession since 2014, but under President Vučić there has been no progress in democracy and the rule of law, according to observers.
US President Donald Trump has once again ruled out that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attack NATO, despite the discovery of an explosive drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. At the same time, he announced a new diplomatic push to end the war in Ukraine, with his envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff scheduled to travel to Moscow and Kiev. Ukrainian President Zelensky confirmed the travel plans and offered to forego air strikes during the talks if Russia did the same.
The Saarland CDU has elected Stephan Toscani as the top candidate for the state elections on April 18, 2027 with 91.3 percent of the vote. Toscani, who has led the party since 2022, emphasized in his speech the right to return to government responsibility and called for a new beginning for the economy and jobs in Saarland.