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Witkoff and Kushner hold talks in Moscow as three-day ceasefire is expected

From Der Standard · () German

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

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  • US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow carrying a proposal whose contents have not been disclosed.
  • Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s chief negotiator on Ukraine, received them before they continued toward the Kremlin.
  • The pair are expected to travel to Kyiv on Sunday, their first visit there, while the article says Trump may also be focused on Iran.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow with a proposal for Russia, but what it contains remains unknown. Their visit comes as a three-day ceasefire is expected in the Ukraine war.

Kirill Dmitriev, Vladimir Putin’s chief negotiator on Ukraine, posted a photograph of the two US representatives on social media. “Welcome to Moscow, peacemakers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,” he wrote on X.

The two landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport at 11:52 a.m. Central European Time. Dmitriev received them there, and they then continued toward the Kremlin.

Witkoff and Kushner are due to continue to Kyiv on Sunday. It will be their first visit to the Ukrainian capital, while they have already visited Moscow several times. The article also raises the possibility that Donald Trump’s broader focus could include Iran.

Welcome to Moscow, peacemakers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

· Kirill DmitrievPutin’s chief negotiator on Ukraine posted the welcome message on X after receiving the US representatives.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. 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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