The flight with the United States negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, is set to land soon at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, according to a correspondent for the Russian state news agency Tass.
The Russian presidential special envoy for investments and economic cooperation with foreign countries and the director-general of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, has also arrived at the airport for the meeting, the agency reported.
US Secures to Unlock Negotiations on the War in Ukraine
The trip is part of a renewed effort to unlock negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
The US government plane has already entered Russian airspace coming from Finland, a source from the European Union air traffic control services told Tass.
Witkoff and Kushner Plan to Visit Moscow and Kyiv
According to earlier reports, Witkoff and Kushner plan to visit Moscow and Kyiv on September 5 and 6.
According to the agency, Russian President’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov had told reporters that the Kremlin would inform about Moscow’s consultations with the US negotiators after they took place.