Putin says US-Russia contacts beneficial as talks begin with Witkoff and Kushner
Putin said the envoys presented settlement ideas as Moscow and Washington seek to revive stalled talks after months of little visible progress.
- On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met American envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff at the Senate Palace in Moscow for "highly useful" talks on ending the Ukraine war.
- President Donald Trump suggested on Friday he had a fresh proposal to end the conflict, which has dragged on for four and a half years with static front lines and intensified long-range strikes.
- Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov described the more-than-three-hour meeting as "constructive, extremely frank and trustful," noting the Americans proposed a "number of ideas" for a potential settlement.
- Following the talks, the envoys departed Moscow to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Sunday; Putin ordered the Russian military to pause strikes on the capital for three days to ensure their safety.
- Despite diplomatic progress, a vast gulf persists over Moscow's "unshakeable" demand that Ukraine cede four regions and abandon NATO plans, though Zelenskiy agreed to refrain from strikes on Moscow through Monday.
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Steve Witkoff, after having talks with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, said, "We believe we have the necessary elements to achieve this," said the US negotiator.
Putin, Witkoff, Kushner and Zelensky Outline Ukraine Peace Deal and Major Russia-US Projects
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov commented on the meeting held at the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the special representatives of US President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. "The conversation was substantive, constructive, extremely frank and based on trust," Yury Ushakov said. He added that the meeting lasted three hours and ten minutes. According to Ushakov, it was the eighth visit by the American …
U.S. envoys Kushner and Witkoff met with Russia's President Putin to discuss an end to the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine. The Kremlin called the conversation "constructive". The two U.S. envoys have now travelled to Kiev.
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