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US envoys Kushner and Witkoff held substantive talks with Zelenskyy in Kyiv, covering winter aid, territories, and security guarantees. Two rounds concluded, a third is expected. Witkoff reported progress on planning trilateral talks, but Kushner gave no guarantee the war would end by winter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed that talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff covered a 'winter package', territorial issues, and security guarantees. The envoys, who also met Putin in Moscow, described the discussions as substantive but offered no assurance the war would end by winter. A third round of talks is expected.
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held their first talks in Kyiv with President Zelenskyy on September 6, 2026, after meeting Putin in Moscow. Two rounds concluded, a third is expected, with European advisers joining the next session.