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Putin Meets Trump Envoys as Ukraine Peace Talks Revive
The United States sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine.
They brought a new peace idea, but its full details were not made public.
The envoys were also expected to travel to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian officials.
Russia and Ukraine agreed to temporarily stop attacking each other’s capitals.
This pause was only for a few days and was not a full ceasefire.
Russia and Ukraine still disagree about territory and Ukraine’s security.
Ukrainian officials said recent Russian attacks killed and wounded civilians.
The meetings are an attempt to restart peace talks that had stopped making progress.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday, September 5.
The envoys carried a new but undisclosed U.S. peace proposal and were expected to visit Kyiv on Sunday.
Russia and Ukraine announced temporary pauses on strikes against Kyiv and Moscow during the diplomatic meetings.
Moscow and Kyiv remain divided over territory, security guarantees and Ukraine’s potential NATO membership.
The talks followed intensified Russian and Ukrainian drone and missile attacks that caused civilian deaths and injuries.
- Who
- Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was expected to meet them in Kyiv.
- What
- The officials held talks aimed at reviving negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
- Where
- The meeting was held at the Kremlin in Moscow, with a follow-up visit expected in Kyiv.
- When
- The Kremlin meeting took place on Saturday, September 5; the envoys were expected to visit Kyiv on Sunday.
- Why
- The Trump administration sent the envoys to determine whether serious negotiations could resume and to present a U.S. peace proposal.
Ukraine and U.S. Diplomatic Concerns
Russia’s Demands and Position
Territory
Ukraine and U.S. Diplomatic Concerns
Ukraine rejects concessions that it says could reward Russia’s invasion and undermine its sovereignty and security.
Russia’s Demands and Position
Russia has continued pressing Ukraine to surrender territory in the Donetsk region; another report said Moscow intends to seize the rest of eastern Ukraine.
Security and NATO
Ukraine and U.S. Diplomatic Concerns
Kyiv is seeking security and has rejected abandoning its ambitions to join NATO, according to the reports.
Russia’s Demands and Position
Russia has demanded that Ukraine abandon its ambitions to join NATO.
Meaning of the capital strike pause
Ukraine and U.S. Diplomatic Concerns
Ukraine presented its pause on strikes against Moscow as reciprocal and limited to the diplomatic visit.
Russia’s Demands and Position
The Kremlin described Russia’s three-day halt on strikes against Kyiv as an order from Putin creating a temporary diplomatic window.
Key facts
- Main participants
- Vladimir Putin, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner
- U.S. objective
- Revive stalled negotiations and assess whether an agreement is possible
- Peace proposal
- The envoys carried a new U.S. proposal whose full details were not publicly disclosed
- Temporary pause
- Russia said it would not strike Kyiv for three days from midnight Saturday; Ukraine said it would refrain from strikes on Moscow through Monday
- Expected next stop
- Kyiv, where the envoys were expected to meet Ukrainian officials on Sunday
- Main disputes
- Territory, security guarantees and Ukraine’s future relationship with NATO
- Recent casualties
- Reports said Russian attacks killed at least seven people in Ukraine, including five at an industrial facility in the Dnipropetrovsk region
Quotes
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
“I sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two great negotiators. They've done a great job, and we sent them over to see whether or not we can get something done. And there may be a good chance that we'll do it,”
wionews.com
NDTV
“A locksmith, an electrician, a plumber and a machinist. People of peaceful professions. They were simply working their shift. They were doing their job when enemy missiles cut off their lives.”
republicworld.com
Sources
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