OSINTdefender(@sentdefender):White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and White House Envoy Jared Kushner met today with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and Russian Direct Investment Fund head Kirill Dmitriev in Moscow. Per Russian news reports, Putin welcomed the talks, saying “As you informed us, I know that after Moscow, you're planning to go to Kyiv. In any case, of course, no matter what happens next, contacts of this kind are certainly always beneficial.” Despite Russia’s ostensible agreement to the standoff strike ceasefire with Ukraine during the meetings? Reports indicate that Russia did indeed strike Ukraine during the talks.

2026.09.05 20:08

White House Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and White House Envoy Jared Kushner met today with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and Russian Direct Investment Fund head Kirill Dmitriev in Moscow. Per Russian news reports, Putin welcomed the talks, saying “As you informed us, I know that after Moscow, you're planning to go to Kyiv. In any case, of course, no matter what happens next, contacts of this kind are certainly always beneficial.” Despite Russia’s ostensible agreement to the standoff strike ceasefire with Ukraine during the meetings? Reports indicate that Russia did indeed strike Ukraine during the talks.