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Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for Ukraine talks with Putin

Russia · Ukraine · United States · Ireland

Told by 13 newspapers in 11 countries, between 21:00 and 17:00 on 11 November 2026.

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The headline in each newspaper

In short

US envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow for talks on the war in Ukraine and met Putin at the Kremlin, according to CBC News and BBC News.123 TASS says Putin would meet the envoys the same day, while CGTN reports that, after Moscow, the envoys would travel to Dublin to meet Zelenskyy.456 Süddeutsche Zeitung reports that the envoys are lobbying Putin on behalf of the Europeans.7

AIMade at 19:01, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

  • US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin on the war in Ukraine.123+47 newspapers from 7 countries
  • According to CGTN and PBS NewsHour, the envoys were then to travel to Dublin to meet Zelenskyy.892 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

  • According to The Kyiv Independent, citing Russian state media, Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow after Ukraine peace talks.10
  • Süddeutsche Zeitung says Kushner and Witkoff press Putin on behalf of the Europeans, while Frankfurter Allgemeine asks what will be discussed, without saying.1112

Who is involved

  • US envoys Witkoff and Kushner travel to Moscow.65
  • Vladimir Putin, of Russia, is the counterpart in the Moscow talks.135
  • Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, is due to meet the envoys in Dublin, according to CGTN and PBS NewsHour.89

Background

  • 2025Steve Witkoff has been US special envoy to the Middle East since 2025 and has acted as an informal interlocutor for Putin.W
  • 2025A Trump–Putin phone call on 12 February 2025 was the first direct exchange between the two countries since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.W

AIMade at 19:01 from 14 headlines from 12 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • TASS (state media) · Russia · 21:50Putin to meet with US envoys Witkoff, Kushner todayRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CGTN (state media) · China · 03:10US envoys to visit Putin in Moscow, then meet Zelenskyy in DublinRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine · Germany · 05:00F.A.Z. Frühdenker: Was besprechen Kushner und Witkoff mit Putin in Moskau?Read at the newspaper ↗
  • The Kyiv Independent · Ukraine · 06:00Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow following Ukraine peace talks, Russian state media reportsRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Al Jazeera (state media) · Qatar · 09:30US envoys arrive in Moscow for Russia-Ukraine talks with PutinRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Egypt Independent · Egypt · 09:15Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for Ukraine talks with PutinRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Daily Maverick · South Africa · 09:30US envoys arrive in Moscow for latest round of Ukrainian peace talks with PutinRead at the newspaper ↗
  • ABC News · United States · 10:20Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow to meet with Putin, discuss Ukraine peace talksRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Express Tribune · Pakistan · 10:20US envoys arrive in Moscow for latest round of Ukrainian peace talks with PutinRead at the newspaper ↗
  • BBC News · United Kingdom · 10:25US envoys arrive in Moscow for Ukraine talks with Vladimir PutinRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CBC News · Canada · 14:50U.S. envoys Kushner, Witkoff meet with Putin at Kremlin in talks to end Russia-Ukraine warRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Süddeutsche Zeitung · Germany · 15:35Ukraine-Krieg: Kushner und Witkoff werben bei Putin für EuropäerRead at the newspaper ↗
  • PBS NewsHour · United States · 17:30U.S. envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine talks, then head for Dublin to see ZelenskyyRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • putin
  • moscow
  • envoys
  • arrive