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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner may visit Kyiv and Moscow

Special representatives held talks in Abu Dhabi and may travel to Ukraine and Russia.

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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner may visit Kyiv and Moscow

What this story says

  • US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may travel to Kyiv and Moscow after talks in Abu Dhabi.
  • Witkoff and Kushner have held telephone conversations with representatives of Russia and Ukraine over the past two weeks.
  • Negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States took place in Abu Dhabi.
  • Discussions are to be resumed on Wednesday.

Who covered it

Left 17%(6)Centre 33%(12)Right 50%(18)

Percentages are shares of the 36 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 46 of the 82 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

45/100

Hype

41/100

82 sources · methodology

US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may visit Kyiv and Moscow following negotiations in Abu Dhabi. The envoys have been in telephone contact with representatives of Russia and Ukraine over the past two weeks. Discussions between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States took place in Abu Dhabi and are set to resume on Wednesday.

Disagreement on details of Abu Dhabi talks

Adevarul reported that the first day of negotiations in Abu Dhabi ended after about four hours and that nothing would be decided in the next 24 hours. The outlet stated that teams in Kyiv, Moscow, and Washington would continue their talks on Wednesday. The digest from Adevarul also mentioned that security guarantees for Ukraine, a possible ceasefire, and future security architecture were among the topics addressed. Other reports did not specify the duration of the talks or what was discussed.

What the coverage left out

None of the left or right-rated digests mentioned that Witkoff and Kushner have held telephone conversations with representatives of Russia and Ukraine over the past two weeks. No centre-rated outlet ran this story.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 11 Nov 2026, 14:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

6 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports led with the potential travel of Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv. United24media stated that the White House Special Representatives may travel to Moscow and Kyiv following their scheduled meetings in Abu Dhabi, according to Axios. The digest from unn.ua also reported that Witkoff and Kushner may visit Moscow and Kyiv after talks in Abu Dhabi, with US special representatives potentially holding direct talks with Putin and Zelensky.

Centre

12 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated outlets reported that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. They also planned to visit Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
  • These reports stated the planned visits followed talks in Abu Dhabi concerning the Ukraine war that concluded without a clear breakthrough. Kushner was quoted saying he and Witkoff saw openings for progress.
  • Some outlets noted that the envoys would also seek to finalize humanitarian relief and prisoner releases. They also aimed to bring European countries into the talks, a step Moscow had resisted.

Right

18 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports highlighted the potential travel of Witkoff and Kushner to Kyiv and Moscow for talks with Zelensky and Putin. Korrespondent.net's digest stated that special representatives of Donald Trump, Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner, may travel to Kyiv and Moscow after meetings in Abu Dhabi. News-pravda.com's digest also reported that Witkoff and Kushner may travel to Kyiv and Moscow for talks with Zelensky and Putin after meetings in the UAE, citing Axios and noting the Trump administration's expectation of significant progress.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover US envoys Witkoff and Kushner may visit Kyiv and Moscow?
Of the 36 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 82. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is US envoys Witkoff and Kushner may visit Kyiv and Moscow left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 36 rated outlets on this story, 17% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 50% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of US envoys Witkoff and Kushner may visit Kyiv and Moscow biased?
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner may visit Kyiv and Moscow is one event reported by 82 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered US envoys Witkoff and Kushner may visit Kyiv and Moscow?
82 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
Who are Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner?
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are identified as special representatives of President Donald Trump. They have been involved in negotiations concerning Ukraine and Russia, including meetings in Abu Dhabi.
What happened in Abu Dhabi?
Negotiations took place in Abu Dhabi between representatives of Ukraine, Russia, and the United States. Discussions are scheduled to resume on Wednesday, with topics including security guarantees for Ukraine, a potential ceasefire, and future security architecture.
What might happen next?
Following the talks in Abu Dhabi, US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may travel to Kyiv and Moscow. They have been in telephone contact with representatives from both Russia and Ukraine over the past two weeks.

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