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Kremlin aide says in contact with Witkoff, Kushner, their visit being worked out

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 98 words
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What to know about Kremlin aide says in contact with Witkoff, Kushner, their visit being worked out

Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov confirmed that he is maintaining contact with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He stated that efforts to arrange their return visit to Russia are currently underway.

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What happened

Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov has said that he is in touch with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and the process of bringing them to Russia again is ongoing.

Why it matters

"I have no comment on these contacts except to say that I maintain them," he told journalists on the sidelines of the St.

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Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

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Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov confirmed that he is maintaining contact with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He stated that efforts to arrange their return visit to Russia are currently underway.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://tass.com/politics/2143281

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “he told journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)”
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Web search results confirm that Yury Ushakov was making announcements and providing updates regarding Vladimir Putin's schedule and speeches specifically at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yuri Viktorovich Ushakov (Russian: Юрий Викторович Ушаков; born 13 March 1947) is a Russian senior diplomat who has served as the aide to the president of Russia on foreign policy issues since 2012. F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Ushakov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Belarusians are a major ethnic group in Russia. At the census of 2021, 208,046 Russian citizens indicated Belarusian ancestry. Major Belarusian groups live in the regions of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ka…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusians_in_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of exploration by citizens or subjects of the Russian Federation, the Soviet Union, the Russian Empire, the Tsardom of Russia and other Russian predecessor states forms a significant part …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russian_exploration
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Claim 2: “the process of bringing them to Russia again is ongoing”
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A web search result from May 20, 2026 (Interfax) explicitly states that Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov 'confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff' is planning a visit, and other sources mention the ongoing nature of these contacts.
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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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States–Ukraine–Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American businessman, investor, government official and politician. Through his marriage to Ivanka Trump, he is the son-in-law of the 45th and 47th pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Witkoff
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Claim 3: “Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov has said that he is in touch with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner”
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Multiple independent web search results from January, May, and June 2026 confirm that Yury Ushakov has discussed contacts and meetings involving Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 23, 2026 ... Aide to the President Yury Ushakov: President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with US President's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. Jared ...
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79029
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 24, 2026 ... The Kremlin says US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are busy with other issues, but that it believes contacts with them over Ukraine will ...
https://www.facebook.com/alarabiya.english/posts/the-kremlin…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 20, 2026 ... MOSCOW/BEIJING. May 20 (Interfax) - Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff ...
https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/117659/
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