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Witkoff and Kushner head to Moscow for fresh peace push.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due in Moscow on 5-6 September to relaunch mediation between Russia and Ukraine, their first such visit since January. They plan to travel to Kyiv in the following days.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the move, saying his negotiating team is in "near-constant contact with the US side" and that it is "important that America remain actively engaged." Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was a chance for progress, noting several countries back a peace deal.
Fighting far from over
The renewed diplomacy comes after eight months without formal mediation, during which both sides have intensified operations. Russian strikes injured 10 people in Ukraine on 3 September, while Ukraine has widened its own campaign to include strikes on Russia's space programme as part of a broader push against Russian infrastructure.
Officials on both sides say a lasting settlement cannot be reached without resolving the dispute over Ukrainian territory currently held by Russian forces, an issue that has stalled previous rounds of talks. No new proposals have been made public ahead of the envoys' trip.
Sources: Al Jazeera; Al Jazeera
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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due in Moscow on 5-6 September to relaunch mediation between Russia and Ukraine, their first such visit since January. They plan to travel to Kyiv in the following days.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the move, saying his negotiating team is in “near-constant contact with the US side” and that it is “important that America remain actively engaged.” Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was a chance for progress, noting several countries back a peace deal.
Fighting far from over
The renewed diplomacy comes after eight months without formal mediation, during which both sides have intensified operations. Russian strikes injured 10 people in Ukraine on 3 September, while Ukraine has widened its own campaign to include strikes on Russia’s space programme as part of a broader push against Russian infrastructure.
Officials on both sides say a lasting settlement cannot be reached without resolving the dispute over Ukrainian territory currently held by Russian forces, an issue that has stalled previous rounds of talks. No new proposals have been made public ahead of the envoys’ trip.
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