Trump's team hopes to end the war before winter sets in – FT
Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, stated in Kyiv that they want to resolve the war before the start of winter. Ukrainian negotiators have expressed doubts about this. The Americans brought updated versions of previous U.S. proposals, but they contain few fundamentally new ideas.
The main obstacle remains the part of Donbas controlled by Ukraine, from which Moscow continues to demand the complete withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. During the meeting, the U.S. delegation discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy measures to help the country weather the expectedly difficult winter amid intensifying Russian attacks on critical infrastructure. Despite this, Donald Trump’s envoys still believe it is possible to make progress toward a peaceful settlement before the cold weather sets in.
This was reported by the Financial Times, citing its own sources.
Talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and representatives of the U.S. president, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, have begun in Kyiv. Zelenskyy announced the start of the meeting on his Telegram channel, without providing any details of the conversation at this time.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine had been preparing to meet Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, at the airport. However, due to Russian airstrikes, the American representatives were unable to fly and arrived in Kyiv by train.
On Sunday, September 6, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in central Kyiv with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The American representatives had held talks at the Kremlin the day before and had now arrived in Ukraine for meetings with Ukrainian officials.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, have arrived in Kyiv. They arrived in the capital and were already at Kyiv Central Station—this is their first visit to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
