# Witkoff, Kushner do not confirm plans to visit Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/item/28449

- TASS, 2026-08-21 13:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2176181

> U.S. presidential envoy Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner have not confirmed reported plans to visit Kyiv, Ukraine’s TSN news agency said, citing political sources. The two were reportedly expected to travel there for Ukraine’s Independence Day on August 24. Sergey Lavrov said Vladimir Putin was ready to receive U.S. envoys again.

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