Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner will visit Moscow and Kyiv this weekend, Axios reports

Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner will visit Moscow and Kyiv this weekend, Axios reports Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Photo: Getty Images US President Donald Trump's special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will travel to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend for talks on ending the war. Source: Axios, citing US officials, as reported by European Pravda Details: According to sources, Witkoff and Kushner will travel to Moscow on Friday 4 September. Advertisement: They are expected to hold talks with Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin on Saturday 5 September, and to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv the following day, 6 September. Ukrainian and US officials said they have been discussing the trip to Kyiv for several months. Background: - On 4 September, the Kyiv Independent reported, citing sources, that Witkoff and Kushner have been discussing alternative plans for their visit to Kyiv in the coming days due to Russian scaremongering. - The report comes a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Witkoff and Kushner have confirmed that they may visit Ukraine. This comes as Kyiv is being subjected to relentless attacks by Russian jet-powered drones, which as of 4 September have been going on for nine days in a row. Subscribe on Patreon to back our journalism long-term.