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Conflict● ElevatedSep 6 · Sep 6, 2026, 2:03 PM

Ukraine-Russia talks: What are the US objectives?

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Eastern Europe

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine as part of a renewed push for peace, more than 4½ years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We discuss this topic with our guest, John E. Herbst, director of the Eurasia Center at the Atlantic Council.

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