Witkoff, Kushner to pitch Ukraine peace ideas in Miami

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to present 'new ideas' to break the Russia-Ukraine stalemate, Axios reported.

Why it matters: A Miami session with the US envoys puts a fresh American proposal on the table weeks before the midterms, even as Russian missile strikes on Ukraine continue.

Data as of Axios article by Barak Ravid, October 8, 2026; lede and 'Why it matters' read in full, body behind a newsletter-signup wall. Single-sourced: proposal details and attendee names unknown from the accessible text. Ukrainian participation confirmed by President Zelenskyy via Anadolu Agency, in Turkish; Russian outlets' claims of a planned Witkoff/Kushner Moscow visit in October, citing Axios, not independently verified.

Latest (7:48pm ET Thursday): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine’s negotiation delegation will meet Witkoff and Kushner on Friday, according to Anadolu Agency. Russian state outlets (TASS, Interfax, RT) are separately claiming the envoys may visit Moscow later in October, citing Axios; that claim has not been independently verified and is not present in the accessible Axios text.

Earlier: Presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday, October 9, to present “new ideas and proposals” aimed at breaking the stalemate in the Russia-Ukraine war, Axios reported, citing US and Ukrainian officials. The administration is hoping for a diplomatic breakthrough ahead of the midterm elections and before brutal winter weather grips Ukraine. The substance of the proposals could not be read from the partially gated article, and the attendee names were not specified in the accessible text.

Witkoff, Kushner to pitch Ukraine peace ideas in Miami

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