Kushner: US Seeks Not Just an End to the War, but a 'Security Architecture' for Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Jared Kushner, outlined the strategic goal of American diplomacy in the Ukrainian settlement in a public statement on social media platform X: Washington intends not merely to record a ceasefire, but to build a long-term system of guarantees that will rule out their resumption. According to him, 'the focus is not just on ending this terrible war, but on creating the broader security architecture necessary to ensure that once hostilities cease, they never resume.' Kushner's statement, cited by RBC-Ukraine, came against the backdrop of active preparations for a negotiating track that, according to reports, is set to take concrete shape as early as the coming week.

'Lasting Peace' as a Priority for Negotiators

Kushner stressed that under President Trump's leadership, American negotiators 'are actively working with all sides to find a path to a lasting peace.' In the same post, the U.S. leader's son-in-law noted that Washington appreciates the 'constructive engagement' of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his team, as well as the Ukrainian side's commitment to finding a further path to settlement. Thus, the White House's public discourse maintains a rhetoric of equidistant neutrality from accusations against Kyiv, while shifting the focus from the tactical cessation phase to the institutional design of security.

Abu Dhabi: U.S. Mediation on November 10–11

The context for Kushner's statement is an announcement made recently by another Trump special envoy, Steve Witkoff. According to him, on November 10–11, the U.S. will mediate negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi. The agenda for the meeting, Witkoff stated, will include post-war security, de-escalation, humanitarian efforts, and further steps toward peace. The format of trilateral dialogue with an American moderator means that Washington is assuming the role not of an observer, but of an active architect of the negotiation process — which fully correlates with Kushner's formulation of a 'broader security architecture.'

Zelenskyy's Contact with the Trump Team

On November 4, the day before Kushner's statement was published, Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a telephone conversation with Witkoff and Kushner. According to the Ukrainian side, special attention during the conversation was paid to preparations for the upcoming talks in Abu Dhabi. This contact confirms that the Ukrainian delegation and American mediators are synchronizing positions directly ahead of the meeting with the Russian side, rather than limiting themselves to parallel bilateral lines.

Document for Putin: American Proposals

Earlier, Zelenskyy reported that Witkoff had handed Vladimir Putin a document containing American proposals for ending the war in Ukraine. Although the content of this document has not been publicly disclosed, the very fact of its transfer via the special envoy indicates that Washington has already formed a specific package of proposals and considers it the basis for further discussions. The combination of these steps — from telephone contacts to mediation meetings in the UAE — paints a picture of an accelerated diplomatic cycle in which, according to Kushner, the key product should not be a temporary truce, but a sustainable security system.