US President Donald Trump stated at a press conference that his special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are carrying a concrete proposal to end hostilities to Russia and Ukraine. According to the American leader, he dispatched "excellent negotiators" to find out whether there is a possibility of "achieving something," and expressed confidence that "there is a good chance we will do it." The statement came amid reports that the mission of the two mediators is aimed at restarting the negotiation track, which is currently effectively frozen.

Mission details: what the mediators are bringing

As reported by RBC-Ukraine, Trump directly confirmed that Witkoff and Kushner "are bringing a proposal to end the war." The American leader emphasized that Washington "has an idea for peace," and in this context referred to his own experience, stating that, in his view, most recent wars should have been more complex than the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Thus, the White House is publicly noting the existence of a ready-made negotiation package that the mediators intend to present to both sides of the conflict.

'Personality problem': Trump on Zelensky and Putin

The US president placed a separate emphasis on the personal factor. In his words, the Russia-Ukraine war "has a personality problem": "There is President Zelensky and President Putin. They really hate each other." Trump stated that between Kyiv and Moscow there is "serious hatred," which "obstructs" reaching an agreement. Last week, he claimed, Ukraine and Russia allegedly lost 32,000 people. In conclusion, he once again stated that he "ended eight wars," and expressed regret that he had not received proper recognition for it, including the Nobel Prize.

Kyiv's reaction and the timeline of visits

On the evening of September 4, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that after their visit to Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner would head to Ukraine on Sunday. In his words, Kyiv is striving to make their stay "as constructive and substantive as possible." Earlier, Bloomberg reported that both mediators intended to restart negotiations on ending the war in Moscow, while expectations of possible progress, according to the outlet's assessment, remain minimal.

Contradictory data

The statements of the parties and the press assessments contain a number of inconsistencies that are important to take into account. First, Trump's optimism ("there is a good chance") contrasts with Bloomberg's assessment, where expectations of progress from the Moscow stage are called minimal — that is, the parties characterize the realism of a quick breakthrough differently. Second, the figure of 32,000 casualties per week, voiced by Trump, is not confirmed by independent sources and may refer to cumulative or estimated data; both sides of the conflict traditionally publish significantly differing figures. Third, the claim of "eight ended wars" and the quote about the Nobel Prize, which, according to Trump, its laureate "gave" to him, are his own statements and are not supported by official documents. These discrepancies do not negate the fact of the mission itself, but they narrow the zone of reliably confirmed details.

Context and prospects

Thus, the key fact remains the publicly documented intention of Washington to hand over a concrete peace proposal to both sides through Witkoff and Kushner, as well as the confirmed sequence of the route by Zelensky — Moscow first, then Kyiv on Sunday. The real effectiveness of the visits will depend on the parties' readiness to discuss the proposed terms, while the discrepancy in public tones — from the White House's confidence to the skepticism of Western outlets — indicates that substantial progress is probably still far off.