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What peace proposal did two U.S. envoys bring to Russia and Ukraine?

From Tuแป•i Trแบป · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow and Kyiv on September 5 and 6 to advance efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but no decisive breakthrough followed.
  • The updated proposals reportedly focused on narrowing differences over Donbas, where Russia claims sovereignty but does not fully control the territory.
  • Talks also covered security and economic guarantees for Ukraine and a possible postwar prosperity plan, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said territorial issues required discussion at the leadersโ€™ level.

The most difficult question in the latest U.S. peace effort remains Donbas, the eastern Ukrainian region that Russia claims but does not fully control. Russia currently holds about 75% of the area, while the territory still controlled by Ukraine remains a red line for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

at the level of the leaders

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe said territorial issues discussed with the U.S. envoys required consideration by the national leaders.

U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to Moscow and Kyiv from September 5 to 6 to push efforts to end the war. The visits produced no decisive breakthrough, and the parties remained largely silent about the proposal the envoys carried.

People familiar with the talks told the Financial Times that the United States brought updated versions of earlier peace documents. The changes reflected conditions after negotiations stalled in February, but the sources said the American delegation offered few genuinely new initiatives. Its main aim was to revive earlier proposals and narrow the differences between Kyiv and Moscow.

The issue of Donbas is not simply about Donbas. It is the issue of the entire war.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe described the region as central to the broader conflict.

Zelenskyy acknowledged after his September 6 meeting that the envoys had discussed territorial issues, but said the matter needed to be addressed โ€œat the level of the leaders.โ€ He emphasized, โ€œThe issue of Donbas is not simply about Donbas. It is the issue of the entire war.โ€ He has repeatedly insisted that Ukraine will not surrender Donbas or any territory currently controlled by Russia.

Over the past 10 to 12 months, I believe that we have become stronger.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe discussed Ukraineโ€™s position in talks over security and economic guarantees.

The talks also included possible security and economic guarantees for Kyiv and a postwar โ€œprosperity plan.โ€ Zelenskyy said, โ€œOver the past 10 to 12 months, I believe that we have become stronger,โ€ adding that both the United States and Europe recognized this. Before the envoysโ€™ trip, President Donald Trump said no new proposal was being carried and identified the personal hostility between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy as an obstacle, saying, โ€œThey really hate each other. There is deep animosity between them, and that is holding them back.โ€

They really hate each other. There is deep animosity between them, and that is holding them back.

· Donald TrumpTrump described the relationship between Putin and Zelenskyy as an obstacle to peace.
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Originally published by Tuแป•i Trแบป in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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