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Trump again used Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner as Ukraine envoys
- Event date
- Category
- Foreign policy and informal advisers
- Posture:
- Documented diplomatic role — no agreement announced
Associated Press reporting identified Witkoff and Kushner as U.S. envoys in more than three hours of closed-door talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, followed by their first official visit to Kyiv. The meetings produced no announced breakthrough. Witkoff holds a White House special-envoy role; Kushner is Trump's son-in-law and was acting as an envoy. This entry documents that delegation of diplomacy and does not claim that Senate confirmation is legally required for every presidential envoy.
- Conduct
- Informal advisers
Dated sources
- — Associated Press — Moscow talks (Independent reporting)
- — Associated Press — Kyiv talks (Independent reporting)
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Trump again used Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner as Ukraine envoys. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2026-09-06-witkoff-kushner-ukraine-talks/
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