Trump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner visit Moscow in latest push to end war in Ukraine

Updated on: September 5, 2026 / 1:53 PM EDT / CBS/AFP

Russia and Ukraine agreed on Saturday to pause strikes on each other's capitals during visits from President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the latest effort to end the war between the two countries.

Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday, where they were set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They are then set to travel to Kyiv on Sunday.

"(Russian President Vladimir) Putin has ordered that no strikes be carried out against Kyiv for three days, starting at midnight today," presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russia's Tass news agency. He said the decision was tied to Witkoff and Kushner's planned visit to the Ukrainian capital, which Kyiv has said will take place on Sunday.

Peskov also confirmed Kushner and Witkoff would meet Putin during their Moscow visit on Saturday, but said there was "no talk of new ideas" to end the conflict.

The envoys were met at the airport in Moscow by Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev, Tass reported. Dmitriev shared photos of him meeting the U.S. delegation as they disembarked, alongside the caption, "Welcome to Moscow Peacemakers."

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