The Kremlin believes there are “extremely low” chances for a diplomatic breakthrough during the upcoming visit of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, Sept. 5. According to sources close to the Russian leadership, previous trips by US negotiators failed to yield tangible results, and Moscow does not expect the envoys to present proposals the Kremlin would consider acceptable this time.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The sources indicated that Russian President Vladimir Putin remains willing to discuss ending the war only on Russia’s terms. Furthermore, Moscow is reportedly hardening its demands, believing it currently holds a tactical advantage on the battlefield. A key, non-negotiable requirement for the Kremlin remains the full transfer of the Donetsk region to Russian control – a condition Ukraine has consistently and categorically rejected. It remains unclear whether Witkoff and Kushner are carrying new, specific concessions that could move the stalled negotiations forward. Trump confirms peace proposal amid diplomatic hurdles The outlook from Moscow follows US President Donald Trump’s confirmation that Witkoff and Kushner are traveling to both Russia and Ukraine with a concrete proposal aimed at ending the war. During a White House press conference on Friday, Sept. 4, Trump attributed the stalled diplomatic process to personal animosity between the two national leaders, stating that Putin and President Volodymyr Zelensky “really hate each other.”