Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow recently to present a proposal regarding the Russia-Ukraine war.
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The Daily Beast PodcastSep 8, 2026
Multiple tier-1 sources (Reuters, AP, The Hill) report that Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow on September 5, 2026 for talks on ending the Ukraine war, and Trump said they were bringing a proposal to end the war.
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… If you're ready to hear the of your first sale, head over to shopify dot com slash daily beast to start your free trial today. That's shopify dot com slash daily beast. So, talking about nuclear codes, um, Jared Kushner and Steve Whitkoff arrived in Moscow recently, shortly a couple of hours ago to carrying a new proposal. Not carrying a patch kit? Well, maybe it's carrying a patch kit for the ah moth-eaten efforts at trying to get peace between Russia and Ukraine. Ah, and they're having a sort of conference of sorts this weekend. …
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Supports. Reuters and AP report Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday, September 5, 2026 for talks on ending the war in Ukraine.[1][2]
Supports. The Hill reports Trump said the two men are 'bringing with them a proposal to end the war,' and CNN quotes the same framing.[3][4]
Supports. CBS and ABC report a White House official said the sides discussed 'substantive plans for next steps' with Putin, confirming the visit was a substantive proposal discussion.[5][6]
Context. Sources do not confirm the post's 'couple of hours ago' timing, but the arrival itself is well documented.[3]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 2 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1US envoys Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks on peace in Ukrainereuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Putin meets with US envoy at Kremlin for renewed talks on ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3U.S. envoys arrive in Moscow for Ukraine peace talksthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 4Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow with plan to end war ahead of ...cnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Trump's envoys Witkoff and Kushner visit Moscow in latest ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Witkoff, Kushner meet with Putin to discuss Ukraine warabcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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