US Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Moscow for Talks
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Saturday, Sept. 5. Russian state media published footage of a motorcade receiving the delegation, while flight tracking data showed their Boeing C-32A aircraft traveling from Miami via Helsinki. The envoys are expected to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv on Sunday, Sept. 6, to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
In brief: US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Saturday, Sept. 5. Russian state media published footage of a motorcade receiving the delegation, while flight tracking data showed their Boeing C-32A aircraft traveling from Miami via Helsinki. The envoys are expected to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Kyiv on Sunday, Sept. 6, to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday, Sept. 5, to hold diplomatic negotiations regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine , Russian media reported.
According to the Russian Interfax news agency, the business jet carrying the American delegation landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport.
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The Russian state news agency TASS published video footage showing a motorcade organized to receive the US representatives. According to an unnamed source cited by the agency, a modified US Air Force Boeing C-32A departed from Miami, Florida, and made an intermediate stop in Helsinki, Finland, before continuing into Russian airspace.
Tracking data from the monitoring service FlightRadar24 corroborated the flight path, showing the Boeing C-32A crossing the Russian border over the Gulf of Finland and passing near St. Petersburg around midday.
The Boeing C-32A is a military transport aircraft frequently utilized for travel by high-ranking US government officials, including the vice president and the secretary of state.
The arrival in Moscow precedes a scheduled diplomatic visit to the Ukrainian capital .
According to previous reports citing US and Ukrainian officials, Witkoff and Kushner are expected to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin before traveling to Kyiv on Sunday, Sept. 6, to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The diplomatic mission marks an attempt to restart negotiations, which have remained stalled for several months. The last round of trilateral talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the US took place on Feb. 17-18, 2026, in Geneva , Switzerland.
A subsequent round of negotiations had been scheduled for March 5 in Abu Dhabi but was ultimately postponed following the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East.
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