Kushner and Witkoff visit Ukraine with hopes of restarting peace talks with Russia

NPR | By Joanna Kakissis,

Michel Martin

Published September 7, 2026 at 5:43 AM CDT

For the first time, Trump's top envoys take their peace push to Kyiv — after talks with Putin in Moscow.

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Joanna Kakissis is an international correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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