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

NPR | By Joanna Kakissis,

Michel Martin

Published September 7, 2026 at 6:43 AM EDT

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

Joanna Kakissis

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

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.

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