Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are traveling to Moscow.

Posted by The Daily Beast Podcast, Sep 8, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Sources: 4 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 90%

The Daily Beast PodcastSep 8, 2026

Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles take on Donald Trump’s increasingly bizarre relationship with Vladimir Putin as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff head to Moscow, asking what Trump’s Russia fixation is really about and why Putin seems so comfortable dealing directly with Trump’s inner circle. …

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Multiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP, BBC) report that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on September 5, 2026 and met Putin, consistent with the claim as of its September 8, 2026 posting date.

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What we found

Supports. Reuters reports Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday, September 5, 2026 for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, with Kirill Dmitriev greeting them at Vnukovo Airport.[1][4]

Supports. AP and BBC report Putin met Witkoff and Kushner at the Kremlin on September 5, 2026.[2][3]

Context. Sources state the envoys were scheduled to travel onward to Kyiv on September 6, so the Moscow trip was a completed visit rather than an ongoing one by the posting date.[3][4][5]