During an open to the press event in the White House's Oval Office on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, President Donald Trump explains his decision to send special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

A MAGA firebrand put Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in her crosshairs just hours after the pair landed in Russia for peace talks. On Saturday, Kushner and Witkoff arrived in Moscow to meet with special representatives for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) defended his private meeting with Jared Kushner, the son-in-law and top outside adviser of President Donald Trump. Jeffries, who received significant progressive backlash over the meeting,