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'A bad sign': US envoys head to Kyiv after three-hour talks with Putin
As US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Kyiv following what the White House described as "substantive" talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg talks about what he describes as a climate of scepticism in Ukraine that these latest negotiations could bring a long-awaited breakthrough.
Published Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 06:18

As US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head to Kyiv following what the White House described as "substantive" talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, FRANCE 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg talks about what he describes as a climate of scepticism in Ukraine that these latest negotiations could bring a long-awaited breakthrough.
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