Putin meets US envoys in Moscow as Kyiv visit is planned for September 6
Vladimir Putin met Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on September 5, 2026, for talks on the war in Ukraine. The envoys were expected in Kyiv on September 6 as both sides announced temporary restraints on attacks against the capitals.
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- Vladimir Putin met Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on September 5, 2026, for talks on the war in Ukraine.
- The envoys were expected in Kyiv on September 6 as both sides announced temporary restraints on attacks against the capitals.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on September 5, 2026, in a renewed diplomatic effort to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting preceded an expected visit by the pair to Kyiv on September 6.
[The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/05/steve-witkoff-jared-kushner-russia-revive-ukraine-talks) reported the Moscow talks, which were also confirmed by [Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/36a991feaff241bb8f24857ac159202a). U.S. President Donald Trump had said the envoys were carrying a proposal to end the war, without publicly setting out its details.
The Kremlin announced a three-day pause in strikes on Kyiv, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would refrain from attacking Moscow through September 7, according to the Guardian. These were limited commitments concerning the capitals, rather than a comprehensive ceasefire across the war zone.
Zelenskyy had confirmed the itinerary in a [September 4 address](https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/stiv-vitkoff-ta-dzhared-kushner-vidvidayut-moskvu-i-v-nedily-106257). He said Ukraine would suspend air attacks to support the American delegation’s travel and urged Russia to provide the same conditions. He said Kyiv would examine the proposals the envoys brought and Moscow’s response.
Major disagreements remain. Russia continues to demand that Ukraine relinquish four regions Moscow claims and abandon NATO membership ambitions, terms Ukraine rejects. The meeting itself does not establish that those differences have narrowed or that the announced limits on attacks have been observed.
