Jared Kushner says peace should be a “win-win” deal that helps Putin achieve his “aspirations”

Over the weekend, a special envoy whom Donald Trump has appointed to try to broker peace between Ukraine and Russia went to Kyiv for the first time.

The two men with close personal and business ties to Trump arrived in Kyiv after spending the day before in Moscow.

They brought quiet hope and some talking points from the Russian delegation.

The Special Envoy goes to Kyiv

Donald Trump has tapped his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his close business partner Steve Witkoff to try and achieve lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine.

Up until now, the two Americans had only gone to Russia to talk directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but yesterday, the two made the long-awaited trip to Ukraine to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The two men arrived with renewed vigor in the Ukrainian capital after hearing “new ideas” from the Kremlin. After the joint press conference, it is still unclear if the weekend produced any real progress.

The ending of the war should be a win-win

That assessment comes after the press conference where Kushner and Witkoff spoke in general terms rather than outlining concrete steps toward a ceasefire.

Asked if the US was prepared to apply more pressure on Russia to achieve that ceasefire, Jared Kushner was hesitant and instead insisted on a fruitful outcome for both countries.

“So from Putin’s perspective, I think he has certain objectives […] There are different aspirations he has for his country that can also be achieved once this (the war) is concluded. We’ll continue to have a positive dialogue.”

Kushner went on to talk about President Trump’s “unique” perspective as a businessman where creating a “win-win” for both countries involved in this war can create prospective opportunities.

Airports were bombed

There were grandiose talks of peace in both countries over the weekend, and especially Steve Witkoff seemed to try to appeal to Putin’s personal relationship with the American businessman turned peacemaker.

Speaking giddily to Putin in Moscow, Witkoff said that he plans to boast about these meetings with the dictator in retirement: “When we retire, we’ll have all these incredible stories and memories, and yours will be right at the top of it all.”

Meanwhile, Putin did not seem to hold the discussions of peace in high regard. Kushner and Witkoff had to arrive in Kyiv by train because Russia had attacked the city’s two airports. Those attacks came after the two countries had agreed to refrain from attacking each other’s capital cities while the Americans were there.

It seems like peace is still far away on the horizon.

This article is made and published by Daniel Wolfram, who may have used AI in the preparation