Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff are set to travel to Moscow on September 5 and then to Kyiv on September 6, marking the most significant escalation of US diplomatic engagement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in months. This would mark the first time either envoy has set foot in the Ukrainian capital during the more than four-year war. The back-to-back visits aim to restart negotiations between the two warring nations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the planned meetings on September 3. Russia has insisted on recognition of its territorial gains and a commitment that Ukraine will not join NATO, while Ukraine has demanded full withdrawal from its internationally recognized borders, including Crimea.
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