During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, American representatives, including US Special Envoy Stephen Whitcoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, discussed "specific plans" for further steps aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, and these plans are expected to be made public "in the coming weeks." This was reported to AFP by a White House representative on the night of Sunday, September 6. "US ambassadors are looking forward to at least as productive meetings that will take place in Ukraine," the agency quotes its source in Washington. Donald Trump also announced a new diplomatic initiative to end the war and stated that Whitcoff and his son-in-law brought with them a plan "to end the war," AFP reports. However, the head of the White House did not specify whether this plan involves the transfer of Ukrainian territories to Russia, only saying: "We have an idea for peace." After their visit to Moscow, Kushner and Whitcoff will arrive in Kyiv for the first time for negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to data from the Flightradar24 service, the Boeing C-32A aircraft carrying the US special envoys landed at 01:30 local time at the airport in Polish Rzeszów. Their Boeing flew west from Vnukovo Airport, bypassing Belarus, and then crossed the airspace of Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. They will travel to the capital of Ukraine by train. ## ## Moscow: Putin Held "Extremely Candid" Negotiations In turn, it was commented in Moscow that Putin held "extremely candid" negotiations, during which the American delegation presented "several ideas" on how to end the war in Ukraine. "The American representatives were well-prepared for this trip. They not only expressed interest in an immediate cessation of hostilities but also presented several ideas on possible ways to resolve the situation," said Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, to Russian journalists. "Overall, it can be said that the negotiations were timely and quite useful for both sides," the agency Interfax quotes Ushakov. "Our president confirmed the intention to continue joint work with the Americans in search of political and diplomatic solutions." At the same time, as reported by RBC agency, the Russian side provided the Americans with their assessments of the course of military actions in Ukraine, where successes of the Russian army were noted, and "confidence in achieving the set goals" was expressed. For their part, Trump's special envoys reportedly "promised to use this information during negotiations in Kyiv." ## ## Zelensky: Ready for a Substantive Conversation Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation the day before with the US President's special envoys who arrived in Russia and announced readiness to cease strikes on Moscow for the next three days. "The plan for diplomatic measures for tomorrow in Kyiv with the participation of the American team has been approved. We are waiting for Stephen Whitcoff and Jared Kushner and are ready for a substantive conversation," Zelensky reported on social media.
