Editor's note: The story has been updated to reflect President Volodymyr Zelensky's confirmation of the visit.U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Kyiv on Sept. 6 after visiting Moscow as part of Washington's diplomatic push to end the war, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed.This will mark the pair's first visit to Ukraine's capital, despite their having previously traveled to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior Russian officials.Zelensky pledged that, for the safety of the U.S. negotiators, Ukraine would refrain from conducting aerial strikes against Russia during their visit and urged Moscow to do the same.The trip has been confirmed and then canceled several times in recent days. Prior to Zelensky's public announcement, a person close to the Trump administration confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that the visit was planned but added that it "might still be canceled." Another source previously said that, despite the visits to Moscow and Kyiv already being scheduled for Sept. 5-6, Witkoff "started to get scared," prompting discussions about alternative plans."The Russians don't want them to come here to Kyiv, and Witkoff is always sensitive to Russian sentiment," the person said. "They're being told there that it's dangerous."Kyiv has suffered a relentless barrage of Russian jet-powered drone strikes, facing eight straight days of attacks as of Sept. 3. Russia launched another drone barrage against the capital in the morning and during the day on Sept. 4, hitting the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).The envoys had initially intended to travel to the Ukrainian capital by plane, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, though it remains unclear whether these plans have changed due to the escalating attacks. 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.The U.S. had previously asked Ukraine not to strike Moscow during CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Russia on Aug. 25. One person familiar with the matter said the White House has also asked Russia not to attack Kyiv while U.S. envoys are visiting, but so far, "Russia did not commit" to doing so.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the White House had likewise asked Ukraine to halt strikes on Moscow during the envoys' visit. He did not say whether Moscow had agreed to refrain from attacks on Kyiv while the U.S. officials are there."We are ready to meet with them in Ukraine," Zelensky said. "This is very important. It is important that the United States remains active."Washington has not commented on Witkoff and Kushner's plans to visit Ukraine.Witkoff and Kushner were expected to make their first visits to Ukraine earlier in August, but the trip was postponed, allegedly because U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to keep the diplomats close due to the unresolved standoff with Iran.