U.S. envoys land in Poland after Moscow talks
U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow for talks with President Putin, then flew to Poland before heading to Kyiv for meetings with Ukrainian President Zelensky. The visit, part of a diplomatic effort to end the war in Ukraine, followed a U.S. proposal for peace.
Consensus
- Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, U.S. special envoys, arrived in Moscow on September 5.
- They met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
- The U.S. envoys flew from Moscow to Poland after their visit.
- The envoys are expected to travel to Kyiv next.
- The U.S. delegation was met at Moscow's Vnukovo airport by Russian official Kirill Dmitriev.
- The envoys' trip included a stop in Helsinki for refueling.
- The U.S. president stated that the envoys were carrying a peace proposal for Ukraine.
- The envoys are traveling to Kyiv after Moscow to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky.
Points of divergence
- The flight left Vnukovo around midnight and landed in Zhytomyr, Poland at 2:30 MSK. — kommersant
- The plane landed in Zhytomyr at 01:31 local time (02:31 MSK). — vesti
- The plane landed at Vnukovo, and the delegation was met by Dmitriev. — tg_rian_ru
- The delegation is expected to arrive in Kyiv on September 6. — meduza
- Expectations for the visit were 'extremely low' due to previous failed attempts and Russia's hardening stance. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- This is Witkoff's eighth visit to Russia as a negotiator for Trump. — fontanka
- The bilateral talks lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes and were described as 'substantive and constructive'. — vesti
- The U.S. envoys are the main negotiators for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. — meduza
Coverage (20 sources)
- On the way to Kiev, the plane of the US president's special envoys landed in Poland — Коммерсантъ
- On the way to Ukraine, Whitlock and Kushner made a stop in Poland — Вести
- Whitcuff and Kushner plane left Russian airspace — Вести
- American negotiators Whitlock and Kushner arrive in Moscow — РИАМО
- Special plane with Whitaker and Kushner will arrive in Moscow around 13 o'clock — РИАМО
- Plane with Whitlock and Kushner on board landed at Vnukovo. Guests were met by Dmitriev, correspondent reports... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Cortège with Whitcuff and Kushner arrived at the US ambassador's residence in Moscow — Вести
- Meets the convoy: Whitlock and Kushner fly to Moscow — РИАМО
- Whitcuff and Kushner are driven to Moscow in Aurus vehicles — Вести
- Trump's Ukraine negotiators arrived in Moscow in an atmosphere of 'extremely low' expectations for the visit — The Moscow Times
- Cortège with Whitcuff and Kushner left Vnukovo heading toward the center of Moscow — Ведомости
- Trump's negotiators — Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — arrived in Moscow — Meduza
- Trump's envoys have arrived in Russia again with a proposal to end the conflict in Ukraine — Фонтанка
- Whitcuff and Kushner plane landed at Vnukovo airport — Вечерняя Москва
- «Interfax»: A plane, possibly carrying Trump representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, landed in Moscow... — BBC News Русская служба
- «Interfax»: Whitlock and Kushner arrived in Moscow — Коммерсантъ
- Business jet, on board of which Whitlock and Kushner may be located, arrived in Moscow — Интерфакс
- Plane with Whitlock and Kushner arrived in Russia — Вести
- Plane with Whitlock and Kushner crossed Russia's border — Вечерняя Москва
- Plane of US special envoy Steve Witkoff and entrepreneur Jared Kushner landed at Vnukovo. First Moscow... — Первый Московский
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