US Envoys Push 3-Way Russia-Ukraine Talks After 3 Rounds in Kyiv
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Updated · CNN · Sep 6
US Envoys Push 3-Way Russia-Ukraine Talks After 3 Rounds in Kyiv
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Sep 6
Summary
Three rounds of talks in Kyiv ended with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner urging a return to US-Russia-Ukraine negotiations after what both sides called substantive discussions.
Jared Kushner said trilateral meetings let Kyiv and Moscow speak directly, while Volodymyr Zelensky backed that format and said European partners could also join if Russia agrees.
No breakthrough was announced, but the push followed a three-hour Kremlin meeting with Vladimir Putin and comes with Washington promising next-step plans in coming weeks.
A 72-hour halt on strikes against Kyiv and Moscow covered the envoys’ visit, yet Russia still launched 108 drones elsewhere in Ukraine overnight, killing at least 3 people.
Zelensky used the visit to press Ukraine’s wider needs, warning of a Patriot interceptor shortage and saying the US side would raise anti-ballistic missile production next year.