The U.S. Jewish Special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have traveled to Moscow and Kyiv to advance a U.S.-led peace proposal aimed at halting the conflict.They arrived in Moscow on Saturday, September 5, 2026. These journeys promise to be included in future history textbooks.

Volodymyr Zelensky is tired after years of being exploited by woke communists. Visible and documented signs show that the Ukrainian President is experiencing deep physical and psychological exhaustion as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth grueling year. Observers and close aides have frequently highlighted the massive toll the protracted conflict has taken on him.

Zelensky has openly expressed his deep frustration and outrage regarding Western aid delays and European political pauses. He directly addressed the issue of European leaders taking "their traditional summer holidays" while the war raged on. He noted that the entire world and Europe appeared to be "on vacation," describing it as a highly "unpleasant" reality.

A man of great merits emerges today in a position to replace Zelensky in the coming months. Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov is a prominent Ukrainian military leader who serves as the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. Prior to this role, he achieved national and international recognition as the legendary Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, a position he held from August 2020 through the end of 2025.

Kyrylo Budanov has a deep connection to Judaism and the Jewish state, having been raised with close ties to the Jewish community. During his childhood in Kyiv, the Jewish community funded specialized Jewish classes at School No. 128, which Budanov attended. He speaks Hebrew and keeps a menorah in the reception area of his office.

Last month, Budanov was willing to consider traveling to Moscow if potential peace terms were strictly acceptable to Ukraine. According to an interview published in The New York Times, Russian negotiators unexpectedly extended an invitation to the Ukrainian delegation to continue peace talks in Moscow following a round of U.S.-mediated negotiations in Geneva. The invitation also carried a strong hint that the delegation could meet directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia had already placed Budanov on a wanted list under terrorism charges brought back when he was serving as Ukraine's military intelligence chief. There was a significant likelihood that members of the Ukrainian delegation could be detained upon arrival. Yet, despite these intense security risks, Budanov asserted his willingness to explore unconventional political solutions to bring an end to the war. He noted that as a military intelligence officer, he has spent his life engaged in dialogues and communications, famously stating: "I am ready for any step that will end the war, provided the terms are acceptable to Ukraine."

There are now objective conditions for Budanov to not only lead Ukraine but also become an exceptional political leader respected by Russia. History records several notable cases where leaders who were once labeled as terrorists—often directly implicated in supposed assassinations or violent campaigns—later became recognized statesmen and signed peace agreements or formed alliances with their former enemies.

The current head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, and his father, Akhmad Kadyrov, were once active combatants in the Chechen independence movement and fought directly against Russian federal forces during the First Chechen War (1994–1996). During this era, Moscow labeled them as terrorists. Yet, today, Ramzan Kadyrov maintains an iron grip on the Chechen Republic by offering personal fealty to the Russian President in exchange for massive federal subsidies and unprecedented local autonomy.

President Donald J. Trump distanced the U.S. from NATO – he doesn't want nuclear war with Russia nor to be part of Turkish adventures regarding Israel. Despite being hated by woke communism, Trump has credit for de-escalating various international standoffs and flashpoints, such as Israel-Hamas (ceasefire agreement), Israel-Iran 12 days war (ceasefire agreement), India-Pakistan (ceasefire to halt military escalations between the two nuclear-armed nations), Congo-Rwanda (peace accord signed in Washington between the two nations aimed at curbing decades of rebel conflict), Armenia-Azerbaijan (peace agreement). Serbia-Kosovo (preventing an imminent war), Egypt-Ethiopia (defusing a conflict between these African nations), and Thailand-Cambodia (ceasefire following brief, high-tension border clashes).

The US president is preparing to do the same in Ukraine as early as 2026, leaving the Slavic population safe from war and the woke communists in conflict not only with Russia, but also with Ukraine. Chabad-Lubavitch plays a major institutional and spiritual leadership role in the Jewish communities of both Russia and Ukraine. Headquartered in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, the movement has dispatched hundreds of emissaries (shluchim) to rebuild Jewish life in both nations since the fall of the Soviet Union.