Jared Kushner

Zelenskyy floats dropping NATO bid for legally binding guarantees

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly offered to drop Ukraine’s aspiration to join NATO in exchange for robust security guarantees from Western partners, Reuters reported shortly after the first round of peace talks in Berlin on Dec. 14.

15 December 2025, 09:04 AM

Trump envoys pushed Ukraine to surrender Donbas cities for peace

Russia is trying to secure Donbas at the negotiating table after failing to seize it since 2014, seeking control of a line of key defensive cities — Pokrovsk, Kostyantynivka, Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk and Slovyansk — known as Ukraine’s “belt of fortresses,” a goal U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly willing to trade away for peace, the Financial Times reported on Dec. 12.

11 December 2025, 03:55 PM

Umerov, Hnatov head to Europe to brief Zelenskyy on U.S.–Russia talks

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and General Staff Chief Andrii Hnatov are heading back to Europe from the U.S. with insights from the Dec. 2 Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address to the nation on Dec. 7.

8 December 2025, 09:08 AM

Zelenskyy holds call with Kushner, Vitkoff, top Ukrainian negotiators amid Trump peace plan push

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine and the United States agreed on next steps for peace talks after a lengthy Dec. 6 phone call with Trump envoy Stephen Vitkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, and Gen. Andrii Hnatov.

6 December 2025, 08:53 PM

U.S. and Ukraine agree on security framework, State Department says after Dec. 5 meeting

The U.S. State Department has released a press statement confirming that U.S. and Ukrainian officials reached an agreement on the outlines of a security framework during talks held on Dec. 5.

6 December 2025, 05:38 PM

Umerov and Hnatov to meet U.S. representatives in Florida today

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and General Staff Chief Andrii Hnatov will meet with U.S. representatives in Florida on Dec. 4, adviser to the head of Ukraine's President's Office and Ukrainian delegation member Oleksandr Bevz reported on Facebook.

4 December 2025, 08:25 PM

Skepticism grows in West as Ukraine peace talks split into four tracks

Peace talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine remain underway behind closed doors, but skepticism is deepening in Washington and across Europe about whether they will yield a deal, The New York Times reported on Dec. 4.

4 December 2025, 01:30 PM

Umerov rushes to U.S. for Witkoff meeting

Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov will arrive in the U.S. on Dec. 4 for a meeting with President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna said, according to public broadcaster Suspilne.

4 December 2025, 08:31 AM

U.S. invites Ukraine to follow-up talks after Witkoff–Putin meeting

The United States has invited a Ukrainian delegation to continue negotiations on the U.S.-backed peace plan in the coming days, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 08:42 PM

How Putin drew Witkoff and Kushner into his 'war game' and what this meeting proved

During a meeting in Moscow, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin drew U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, into his "war game": he made them wait for hours, meanwhile addressed new threats to Europe, and demonstrated that he is not ready for any compromises in the war against Ukraine, Politico reported on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 11:30 AM

Zelenskyy-Witkoff-Kushner meeting called off

A meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Brussels has reportedly been canceled, Alex Raufoglu, Kyiv Post's Chief Correspondent in Washington DC reported on X early on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 10:19 AM

Putin shows up late to Witkoff, Kushner meeting

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin arrived several hours late to the Dec. 2 meeting with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and the son-in-law of U.S. President Jared Kushner, Russian outlet Current Time reported the following morning.

3 December 2025, 09:45 AM

Russia claims it gets four more U.S. peace documents

Russia has received four additional documents following the first version of U.S.-backed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov claimed on Dec. 3.

3 December 2025, 08:00 AM

Witkoff–Kushner–Putin talks produce no breakthrough

The Kremlin meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner concluded after nearly five hours on Dec. 2, seemingly producing no tangible results.

3 December 2025, 01:05 AM

Putin’s military outfit before Witkoff arrival was a planned performance

Vladimir Putin claimed that Russian forces had captured Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, an attempt to project confidence ahead of a key meeting with a U.S. delegation, The Guardian reported on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 06:49 PM

Witkoff and Kushner convoy spotted heading to Kremlin talks from Moscow airport

Reuters has released photos of the motorcade of U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who are en route to a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Dec. 2.

2 December 2025, 05:05 PM

Trump envoy heads to Moscow for Putin talks

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow on Nov. 1 to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, CNN reported late on Nov. 30, citing a White House official.

1 December 2025, 09:57 AM

Ukraine sends Umerov to Florida for talks with Trump allies after Yermak resignation

A Ukrainian delegation has traveled to the United States for talks with Steve Witkoff — the Trump-aligned real estate developer reported to be acting as a special envoy — and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 10:19 AM

Umerov to meet with Trump’s people in Miami—FT

Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), will meet this week in Miami with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to further discuss the U.S.-backed peace plan, Financial Times journalist Christopher Miller reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 12:52 AM

Trump hears Ukraine peace plan from aides as Zelenskyy listens on speakerphone

Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner read a 28-point Ukraine–Russia peace proposal to Donald Trump while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listened in by speakerphone during their private discussions with National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, Axios reported on Nov. 17.

24 November 2025, 06:16 PM

Jared Kushner

1
2
3