[UPDATE] Witkoff and Kushner hold first Kyiv talks of the war, agreeing on next steps but no terms; announcement promised in weeks
Trump is expected to be briefed and then call Putin first and Zelensky second around Monday, Sept. 7, per a source cited by the Kyiv Independent.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Sunday, Sept. 6 — their first trip to Ukraine since the war began, and the highest-level US visit of Trump's second term — a day after more than three hours with Vladimir Putin in Moscow produced no announced breakthrough. No map, no sanctions terms and no security-guarantee structure were disclosed; a White House official said substantive plans would be announced "in the coming weeks."
PREVIOUSLY
- Fri., Sept. 4 — Zelensky said the pair would visit Kyiv within days.
- Sat., Sept. 5 — The envoys met Putin in Moscow carrying a US proposal to end the war.
- Sun., Sept. 6 — Putin ordered a 72-hour halt to strikes on Kyiv while the envoys visited.