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Ukraine war briefing: US envoys leave Kyiv without breakthrough on ending war

Published 7 September 2026, 2:33am

Zelenskyy says after talks with Witkoff and Kushner that Kyiv seeking ‘serious volumes’ of US support for winter defences. What we know on day 1,657 US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have held “encouraging” talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv in their first official…

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