The Aporia · US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks on peace in Ukraine

US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on September 5 for talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine. Russian officials offered to curtail attacks during the discussions, which will be followed by visits to Kyiv and Ukraine by the US envoys. The US had proposed a new concrete plan to end the war, but details were not provided by President Donald Trump. Russia is still focused on capturing more territory, according to a Kremlin source.

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US President Donald Trump has announced that his special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will visit Russia and Ukraine this weekend as part of efforts to end the war between the two countries. According to Trump, the envoys will be bringing a proposal aimed at ending the war, although he did not elaborate on what the proposal entails. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that he will meet with the envoys on Sunday after they visit Moscow on Saturday to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The visits come amid ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, which have been fighting for several years. The war has resulted in significant human suffering and economic losses, and efforts to broker a peace deal have been ongoing for some time.

Trump's announcement was made in the Oval Office on Friday, where he also stated that his administration had an "idea for peace" but did not provide further details. Witkoff and Kushner are expected to meet with Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials during their visit to Kyiv, although there have been reports of concerns over safety due to Russian warnings.

In a separate development, Trump has also said that he wants European countries to pay back the US for military aid and munitions previously sent to Ukraine, which were provided free of charge. This comes amid concerns over depleted US stockpiles of ammunition, particularly in light of ongoing conflicts with Iran.

The visits by Witkoff and Kushner are seen as a significant development in efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. However, it remains unclear whether a lasting peace agreement can be reached given the complex nature of the conflict.

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US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks on peace in Ukraine MOSCOW - asserted

envoys → arrive → Ukraine

US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Sept 5 for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, with the warring sides offering to curtail attacks during the discussions. asserted

sides → arrive → discussions

Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS news agency that President Vladimir Putin would meet Witkoff and Kushner in the Kremlin later on Sept 5. asserted

Putin → tell → Sept

The US envoys are then expected to visit Kyiv the following day. asserted

envoys → expect → Kyiv

US President Donald Trump suggested on Sept 4 that the United States had a fresh concrete proposal aimed at ending the war, which is now in its fifth year. uncertain

which → suggest → year

He did not, however, elaborate on what that proposal would be. asserted

proposal → elaborate → ?

Witkoff and Kushner landed at Moscow’s governmental airport where they were met by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev. asserted

they → land → Dmitriev

A motorcade then took the three men into the city, a Reuters witness said. asserted

witness → take → city

Dmitriev, who told Reuters in June that he had remained in contact with the US negotiators during a pause in their visits to Russia, took part in all their previous meetings with Putin alongside the Russian President’s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov. asserted

he → tell → aide

He also played a role in negotiating US sanction waivers for Russian oil in 2026. asserted

He → play → 2026

Peskov said in a statement posted on the Kremlin’s channel in Max messenger that Putin had ordered the military not to strike Kyiv for three days, starting at midnight on Sept 5, in connection with Witkoff and Kushner’s visit to the Ukrainian capital. asserted

Putin → say → capital

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sept 5 he had spoken to the two US envoys who are set to visit Ukraine on Sept 6. asserted

who → say → Sept

He added that Ukraine was prepared to refrain from strikes on Moscow from now through Sept 7 and expected Russia to reciprocate by halting strikes on Kyiv. asserted

Russia → add → Kyiv

A vast gulf in positions The Russian Defence Ministry reported 53 Ukrainian drones in Russian airspace on Sept 5, significantly fewer than the average seen in recent months. asserted

Ministry → report → months

Moscow is celebrating City Day on Sept 5, with hundreds of thousands of people taking part in open-air festivities across the city. asserted

thousands → celebrate → city

A vast gulf remains between Russia and Ukraine on how to end the 4½-year-old war, the deadliest in Europe since World War II. asserted

gulf → remain → II

A source close to the Kremlin, speaking before reports emerged of a possible trip by Trump’s envoys, said Putin was still intent on capturing more territory. asserted

Putin → speak → territory

this → be → 2026

Kremlin’s position ‘unshakeable’ Western military analysts see such a possibility as remote, given Moscow’s slow rate of progress. asserted

analysts → see → progress

Ukraine refuses to surrender land that it has successfully defended at huge cost, and rejects such terms as tantamount to surrender. asserted

it → refuse → surrender

The Kremlin said on Sept 4 the position that Putin set out in a speech two years ago – that Ukraine should cede the entire territory of four regions claimed by Russia and abandon its plan to join NATO – was “unshakeable”. asserted

Ukraine → say → NATO

Since the last peace talks in February, each side has intensified long-range air attacks deep inside the other’s territory, while the war at sea has also escalated. asserted

war → intensify → sea

On the ground, the front lines have remained largely static, with Russia making only gradual gains in its attempt to take the whole of Ukraine’s Donbas region. asserted

Russia → remain → region

Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil refineries have led to a summer of fuel shortages and rising prices for Russian motorists, while some 30 attacks on giant warehouses belonging mostly to Wildberries, the country's biggest online retailer, have affected the consumer economy. asserted

attacks → lead → economy

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