US envoys hold ‘substantive’ talks with Zelenskyy in first visit to Kyiv
Meeting comes a day after US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
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Meeting comes a day after US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
![Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomes US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on September 6, 2026. [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-06T113237Z_813050006_RC2MDNA0WDY8_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-USA-ENVOYS-1788704951.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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