Trump envoys say Ukraine peace talks were “very meaningful” after Moscow visit

Updated on: September 6, 2026 / 12:34 PM EDT / CBS News

President Trump's White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner held "encouraging" talks in Kyiv, part of a trip that began in Moscow in the latest push to end more than 4½ years of Russia's full-scale invasion.

The trip marks the first time the envoys have traveled to Ukraine since Mr. Trump returned to office with a pledge to solve the conflict.

After two rounds of discussion with the U.S. officials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the goal was a "just, fair peace" that would ensure there was "never an opportunity to resume aggression against Ukraine." He said the next round of talks later Sunday would bring in national security advisers from Britain, France and Germany.

"We've had very meaningful discussion, substantive, important, and we're very encouraged," Witkoff said.

Kushner said Mr. Trump sees it as important "not just to figure out how do we end the current war," but how to create the conditions for durable peace.

A senior Ukrainian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press that much of the discussion was…

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