U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin
U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with Vladimir Putin, in a renewed push for a Ukraine peace deal. The visit followed two days of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, which ended Wednesday with an agreement on a large prisoner exchange but no visible breakthrough toward ending the war.
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Kushner said the Moscow meeting would review the Abu Dhabi discussions and seek progress, citing “some openings and some opportunities.” In a post on X, he also acknowledged “significant differences” between the sides, ABC News reported.
The Associated Press reported that Kushner said one goal was to get European countries included in the negotiations, though Moscow opposes their involvement. After talks with Putin, the envoys planned to travel to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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- Agence France-Presse — US envoys arrive in Russia for Putin meeting after Ukraine talks
- ABC News — Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow to meet with Putin, discuss Ukraine peace talks
- NBC News (with Associated Press) — U.S. envoys in Moscow for meeting with Putin following talks in Abu Dhabi
- Deutsche Welle — Ukraine news: US envoys arrive in Moscow to meet with Putin
- Al Jazeera — US envoys arrive in Moscow for Russia-Ukraine talks with Putin | Russia-Ukraine war News
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — US Envoys Arrive In Moscow For Talks With Putin
- The Jerusalem Post — Russia, Vladimir Putin meeting with US envoys to discuss ending Ukraine war