U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were planning to visit Moscow and Kyiv on Sept. 5–6, but Witkoff "started to get scared," prompting discussions about alternative plans.

Axar.az reports, citing The Kyiv Independent, that a person familiar with the matter said: "The Russians don't want them to come here to Kyiv, and Witkoff is always sensitive to Russian sentiment. They're being told there that it's dangerous."

The envoys had planned to travel to the Ukrainian capital by plane, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Those plans are now in doubt, with the logistical hurdles potentially affecting the timing of the trip. One person familiar with the matter previously told the Kyiv Independent that Witkoff was uncomfortable traveling to Kyiv by train, as the airspace over the capital remains closed.

It should be noted that reports had previously emerged that U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner would visit Kyiv and Moscow.