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Ukraine talks to resume as Witkoff and Kushner plan visits to Moscow and Kyiv

From 24.kg · () Russian

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  • US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to visit Moscow and Kyiv on September 5 and 6 for talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict.
  • The visit would be their first to Kyiv since the conflict began and follows a months-long pause in negotiations.
  • Washington has reportedly asked Russia and Ukraine to temporarily halt drone attacks and strikes on energy facilities before the trip.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are due to travel to Moscow and Kyiv on September 5 and 6 for talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict, Axios reported, citing White House officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the negotiators would arrive in Kyiv on Sunday after visiting Moscow. It would be their first trip to the Ukrainian capital since the conflict began. The visit had been discussed for several months and postponed repeatedly, the report said.

partly routine

· Donald TrumpHe used the phrase to describe CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s late-August visit to Moscow.

The New York Times, citing sources, reported that Washington had asked Moscow and Kyiv to temporarily stop reciprocal drone attacks and strikes on energy facilities ahead of the trip. The renewed diplomacy follows a months-long break that the article attributed to the United States and Israel being distracted by attacks on Iran.

nothing unusual

· Sergei NaryshkinHe used the phrase when discussing Ratcliffe’s meeting in Moscow.

The report also recalled CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow in late August. Trump described that trip as “partly routine,” while Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, said there was “nothing unusual” about the meeting.

Trump said his envoys were traveling to Moscow and Kyiv with a proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Asked whether they were carrying new peace proposals, he said there was a “good chance” the shuttle diplomacy could produce a settlement. He also expressed confidence that Russia would not attack NATO territory.

good chance

· Donald TrumpTrump said US shuttle diplomacy could lead to a settlement in Ukraine.
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