Jared Kushner

Rule Changes

Led US delegation at Abu Dhabi and was due to meet Putin in Moscow

European leaders rejected a US-Russian plan to rewrite Europe's security rules, saying Moscow should not hold a veto over NATO. Their rejection came before the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in nine months, held in Abu Dhabi and ending on November 11 with a prisoner-exchange deal but no ceasefire.

Updated 2 hours ago

Force in Play

Joined the Oct 21 St Petersburg talks by video link; said there was 'still hard work ahead' but a real opportunity to build a peace framework

Russia escalated missile and drone strikes in the week before the first trilateral talks since February, damaging energy facilities in 12 regions on Nov 9. At least four people were killed in attacks on Odesa and the Kyiv region, a 2-year-old was injured in Kharkiv, and Dnipro and Kamianske lost power.

Updated 2 days ago

Force in Play

Visited Moscow and Kyiv on Sept. 5-6, 2026, with Steve Witkoff to resume peace talks

Ukrainian drones set fire to the Kirishi refinery in Leningrad Oblast, Russia's second-largest, overnight into Nov. 9, and struck the Morozov plant near St Petersburg, which makes solid fuel for Iskander ballistic missiles. A woman was killed by falling debris in Kirishi, and a Russian strike on Odesa killed three people.

Updated 2 days ago

Force in Play

Met Qatar PM July 1 in Doha with Witkoff; indirect talks concluded July 2 with 'positive progress' on frozen assets and violations channel

Iran said on November 2 that it could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days and restart nuclear talks, shortening a plan it had earlier said would take a week. The offer kept its conditions: the US must lift sanctions on Iranian oil, accept a ceasefire that covers Lebanon, and let ships use a route agreed with Oman under Iranian supervision.

Updated 6 days ago

Rule Changes

His project remains the original grievance

Albania can now fine people up to 500,000 lekë, about $6,000, for staying in a crowd that is committing violence or looting, or for hiding their identity at a protest. Prime Minister Edi Rama's cabinet approved the measures on October 28 as normative acts, which take effect immediately.

Updated Nov 1

Force in Play

As of September 2026: Part of the envoy team in Kyiv

President Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday for their first official visit to Ukraine. The trip came a day after a three-hour meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, part of a renewed push to end a war now in its fifth year.

Updated Sep 7

Money Moves

As of August 2026: Minority owner of EA (about 1.1%)

Electronic Arts has been a public company since 1989. On August 4, 2026, that ended. A group led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund bought the maker of Madden, The Sims, and Battlefield for about $55 billion and took it private.

Updated Aug 4

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Key intermediary in Iran and Gaza negotiations

Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington this week with a single message: any deal with Iran must go beyond uranium. After three hours in the Oval Office on February 11, President Trump emerged saying 'nothing definitive' was reached—but negotiations would continue.

Updated May 27

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Key figure in Gaza reconstruction and investment strategy

The United Nations has been the primary venue for international conflict resolution since 1945. On January 22, 2026, President Trump launched an alternative: the Board of Peace, a body he chairs for life where permanent membership costs $1 billion and he holds sole veto power.

Updated May 22

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Appointed to oversee Gaza reconstruction

Hamas governed Gaza since June 2007, but on January 15, 2026, a 15-member committee of Palestinian technocrats met in Cairo—none affiliated with Hamas or the Palestinian Authority. The next day, Trump announced the Board of Peace's leadership: himself as chair, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former UK PM Tony Blair, Jared Kushner (his son-in-law), special envoy Steve Witkoff, and others. By January 17, Netanyahu's office had declared the arrangement to be 'not coordinated with Israel and contrary to its policy.'

Updated May 21

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Participating in Berlin talks and direct Kremlin engagement

Zelensky just did something he once treated as untouchable: he offered to drop Ukraine's NATO bid. Not as surrender, but as a trade—Kyiv gives up the alliance path, and the West gives Ukraine legally binding protection strong enough to scare Moscow off for good.

Updated May 15

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Back-channel negotiator with Ukraine and Russia on Trump’s behalf

In early 2025, Trump launched an aggressive push to "end the war" in Ukraine. He tied resumed military aid and intelligence sharing to Kyiv's acceptance of a U.S.-drafted peace framework that includes territorial concessions to Russia and long-term limits on Ukraine's sovereignty.

Updated May 10

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Senior adviser co-leading U.S. peace framework design and high-level negotiations

By late December 2025, the controversial 28-point plan was replaced by a revised 20-point framework. Zelenskyy said it was '90 percent agreed' with Washington, with '100 percent' consensus on U.S.–Ukraine security guarantees.

Updated May 10

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Acting as senior White House negotiator in talks with Russia and Ukraine

In late 2025, U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg said a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine was "really, really close." Two disputes remain: the fate of Donbas, especially Ukrainian-held areas in Donetsk, and the future of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant (Russia-occupied and the largest in Europe).

Updated May 10