US President Donald Trump confirmed that senior US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are carrying a proposal to end the war, while blaming stalled diplomacy on personal animosity between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, some sources suggest Russia may be pressuring the envoys to cancel their Kyiv visit.

US President Donald Trump confirmed that his special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are traveling to Ukraine and Russia with a proposal aimed at ending the war.

During a press conference at the White House on Friday, Sept. 4, Trump also attributed the stalled diplomacy to personal animosity between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.