Russia pounds Kyiv 1 day after visit by Witkoff and Kushner
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President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday.
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said Washington made "substantive progress" toward reviving Russia-Ukraine negotiations after American officials shuttled between Moscow and Kyiv, including movement toward scheduling another round of trilateral talks.
EADaily, September 6th, 2026. The plane carrying the special envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff and the son-in-law of the American leader Jared Kushner landed at the airport in Rzeszow, Poland, follows from flight data studied by RIA Novosti.
Putin opened the talks by calling the situation the sides have to resolve “not a simple one” and asked the US envoys to pass on his best wishes to Trump. | World News
President Donald Trump's envoy sparked outrage for "sucking up" to Russian leader Vladimir Putin with plans to reminisce about their meeting.On Saturday, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to meet with Putin and negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.