Trump envoys finally visit Kyiv as pro-Russia AfD wins in Germany

Day 1,653.

Today, after Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner finally set foot in Ukraine on a whirlwind weekend diplomatic tour of Kyiv and Moscow we ask: subjected to Ukrainian and press scrutiny for the first time, has their diplomatic adventure run out of road? We report on the Ukrainian delegation’s top t-shirt tyrant trolling and assess how well Trump’s envoys did. And later, we go to Germany where the hard-Right Alternative for Germany party says they have “made history” after their largest-ever election victory. What could their win mean for defence and Ukraine policy in the country?

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

James Rothwell’s documentary on the AfD:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=OjxWBooeTb5O6Tij&v=jhZokdghR-M&feature=youtu.be

Trump envoys thank Putin for ‘incredible memories’ in Moscow (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/05/putin-pauses-strikes-on-kyiv-for-witkoff-and-kushner-talks/

China secretly supplied Russia with components for killer drones (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/06/china-secretly-supplied-russia-components-killer-drones/

Anti-migrant AfD hails history-making election win (James Rothwell for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/06/pro-russian-afd-overwhelming-election-victory-east-germany/

The ‘most dangerous man in Germany’ behind AfD victory (Jörg Luyken and James Rothwell for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/07/the-most-dangerous-man-in-germany-behind-afd-victory/

Merz’s secret plan to stop German ‘traitor states’ blocking Nato troops (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/30/merz-plan-to-prevent-putin-friendly-afd-state-blocking-nato/

Merz’s secret plan to stop German ‘traitor states’ blocking Nato troops (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/07/the-most-dangerous-man-in-germany-behind-afd-victory/

Trump envoys hold talks with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/1e2d9db0-cb2c-4c79-942b-f0aff960e4c5?syn-25a6b1a6=1

China secretly supplied Russia with components for killer drones (Graham Lanktree and Sophia Yan for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/06/china-secretly-supplied-russia-components-killer-drones/

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner finally visit Kyiv after stop in Moscow • Pro-Russia AfD wins German state election

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