Kiev complains about pause in negotiation process involving US

TASS · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 06, 2026 · 187 words

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What to know about Kiev complains about pause in negotiation process involving US

Acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga stated that peace negotiations involving the United States are currently on pause as Kiev awaits a visit from a Washington delegation. The Ukrainian government has expressed concern that conflicts in the Middle East may have deprioritized US efforts regarding Ukraine.

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What happened

The peace negotiations involving the United States are currently at a standstill, with Kiev awaiting a visit from the Washington delegation, according to Acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga.

Why it matters

"If we consider the current state of the process involving our American partners, it is on pause," Sibiga stated during a joint press conference with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Kiev.

Common ground

"President Zelensky has spoken about this repeatedly.

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Kiev complains about pause in negotiation process involving US?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that In late July, the Financial Times reported that US Special Envoy for Ukraine, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, were expected to visit Ukraine soon?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In late July, the Financial Times reported that US Special Envoy for Ukraine, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, were expected to visit Ukraine soon”

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A web search result explicitly states that 'The Financial Times reported on July 31 that the envoys [Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner] were expected to visit Ukraine soon.' This is further supported by another source mentioning the plan to get them to Kyiv within two weeks.

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Claim 2: “The peace negotiations involving the United States are currently at a standstill”

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The claim that the process involving American partners is 'on pause' is directly corroborated by a web search result quoting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sibiga during a press conference. While the general Wikipedia entries on peace are generic, the specific news report confirms the statement regarding the current standstill.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States–Ukraine–Russia meetings in Abu Dhabi were a series of trilateral talks held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, between delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States–Ukraine–Rus…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been several rounds of peace talks to end the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war since it began with Russia's invasion in February 2022. Russia's president Vladimir Putin seeks recognition of all …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has supported Ukraine during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, was condemned by the Biden administration, which provided…
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Claim 3: “Kiev had announced their visits multiple times, they have not yet materialized”

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Multiple sources confirm that while visits by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were announced or expected (some citing a late August timeframe), they had not materialized or were not yet confirmed by the White House at the time of reporting.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States–Ukraine–Russia meetings in Geneva were the third round of trilateral talks between delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia. The meetings took place in Geneva on …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven Charles Witkoff (born March 15, 1957) is an American real estate investor and former attorney who is the founder of the Witkoff Group. Since 2025, Witkoff has served as the United States specia…
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Claim 4: “Acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga stated during a joint press conference with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Kiev that the process involving American partners is on pause”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga held a joint press conference with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in Kyiv. One specific source directly quotes Sibiga stating, 'If we consider the current state of the process involving our American partners, it is on pause.'

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