Day 49 · Russia-Ukraine War

Putin Meets Trump Envoys

U.S. envoys met Putin in Moscow to discuss Trump's push to end the Ukraine war.

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Updated Sep 5, 9:11pm ET

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U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin for more than three hours Saturday in a Trump administration push to end the war in Ukraine. Putin ordered a 72-hour pause in Russian strikes on Kyiv starting at midnight Sept. 6, while Ukraine said it would halt strikes on Moscow during the envoys’ visits. The closed-door talks ended without an announced breakthrough, though the parties discussed a U.S. peace proposal. Witkoff and Kushner were expected to travel next to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Witkoff Flattered PutinMostly Left

Steve Witkoff behaved inappropriately by flattering and ingratiating himself with Vladimir Putin during the Moscow peace talks. His conduct made the United States look weak and humiliated in front of Russia.

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