Trump envoy: Zelensky must ‘make compromises’ with Putin
The talks produced limited progress and an agreement to resume trilateral negotiations, while Moscow kept pressing territorial demands, officials said.
- US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, Sept. 5, before traveling to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, Sept. 6.
- Special envoy Witkoff has met Putin approximately eight times during US peace efforts and defended maintaining direct contact, arguing that resolving conflict requires narrowing communication gaps between both sides.
- At a press conference Sunday, Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon challenged Witkoff on meeting a leader accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, though Witkoff did not answer directly.
- Zelensky described his discussions with the envoys as "very substantial" and stated Ukraine is prepared to move toward trilateral negotiations involving Kyiv, Washington, and Moscow.
- Despite Witkoff claiming they "have always received respect from President Putin," critics note these meetings have not halted Russian strikes, which have continued since January 2025.
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US envoy Steve Witkoff on Monday touted progress in weekend discussions with Ukraine and Russia, raising the prospect of reviving three-way peace talks to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II. Ukrainian MP Lisa Yasko says that "we don't trust these talks", describing the US envoys' flattery towards Russian President Vladimir Putin as "disgraceful".
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