Vladimir Putin publicly praised Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
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The Daily Beast PodcastSep 8, 2026
The claim that Putin publicly praised Witkoff and Kushner is supported. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov's readout says Putin publicly praised the mediation channel and the American negotiators at the start of the Sept. 5 meeting, and the Washington Post reports Putin showered praise on the two envoys.
What was said
… week he was he was, um, um, he was dissing i think he was dissing the CIA director who had flown to Moscow to issue, I what seems to be several warnings and to give cautionary advice to the Russians, which is to say, You're not going to win this war. Um And Putin dismissed that and dismissed the CIA director, but at the same time praised Jared Kushner and Steve Whitkoff, um, praised him as though he were they were his friends. It kind of sound like his colleagues, which is brings back that other theme, that other Trump theme, which I think has has been buried by so many other Trump themes: that there is a weird relationship between a clear relationship and a clearly weird …
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Supports. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov's official readout says that at the very beginning of the conversation Putin 'publicly praised this channel of mediation and the role played by the American negotiators.'[2][3]
Supports. The Washington Post reports that Putin 'showered praise on U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,' calling them 'always welcome' in Moscow.[1]
Context. The extracted claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage's core assertion; the passage's added 'as though they were his friends' detail is not graded.
Sources
3 sources: 1 tier 2, 1 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Putin says he won’t deal with Ukrainian ‘terrorists’ but praises U.S. mediatorswashingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2Putin Praised Witkoff's, Kushner's Role in Negotiations Early in Conversation - Aidenampa.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Comment by Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov following Vladimir Putin's meeting with US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushneren.kremlin.ru · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
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