Trump envoys to visit Moscow first, then Kyiv – Russian media
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4 September, 12:38
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Stock photo: Getty Images
US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Moscow before visiting Kyiv on 5-6 September.
Source: European Pravda, citing TASS, a Kremlin-aligned Russian news outlet
Quote from TASS: "They plan to arrive in Moscow and then travel to Kyiv, on 5-6 September."
Details: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the day before that Ukraine had preliminary dates for the visit by Trump's special envoys.
Background:
- On 31 August, following a conversation with Trump's representatives, Zelenskyy said that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were preparing to visit Ukraine.
- Meanwhile, CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on 25 August. Trump said that "something may come of" Ratcliffe's visit.
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