Witkoff explains US goals in Kyiv and Moscow visits

US President Donald Trump's special representative Steve Witkoff said the American delegation's goal during visits to Kyiv and Moscow over the past two days was to "bring the sides closer together." Witkoff told journalists on Sunday, September 6, that relationships play a decisive role in resolving conflicts, adding that without good communication with both parties, chances for a peaceful settlement are minimal. He said Ukraine and Russia must reach an agreement, and his task, along with Jared Kushner's, was to reduce differences and establish effective communication channels. Kushner, Trump's special envoy, said ending the war in Ukraine by winter is not guaranteed, but the US is working to create conditions for that goal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said three rounds of "very substantive" talks took place on September 6, with an agreement to repeat the meeting format soon.