US Envoys Meet With Putin in the Kremlin After Ukraine Talks in Abu Dhabi
Putin agreed to let European representatives join the next round, and the talks also advanced a planned prisoner exchange, officials said.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, seeking new momentum in peace efforts after two days of negotiations.
- Kushner and Witkoff brokered the first direct discussions between Moscow and Kyiv in nine months in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, as the push for peace stalled.
- Putin reaffirmed European troops in Ukraine are "absolutely unacceptable" as a security threat, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insisted Ukraine will not surrender Russian-occupied territory for peace.
- Envoys are scheduled to fly to Dublin, Ireland, for talks with Zelenskyy, who called a proposed prisoner swap a positive step despite ongoing fighting along the 1,200-kilometre front line.
- Zelenskyy sees a "window of opportunity" for a peace deal due to political changes, including Democrats taking over Congress, as Moscow continues its "weaponization of winter" against Ukraine.
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Europe, Russia spar over involvement in Ukraine talks
US envoys said Thursday after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Europe would join future negotiations -- but the Kremlin appeared to slam the brakes on that plan, saying no decision had been made. "Once we understand their real intentions and their willingness to contribute to the peace process, then we can make a decision on holding talks in an expanded format," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "If the Europeans re…
(Rome=Yonhap News) Correspondent Min Kyung-rak = Russia stated that it has not yet decided whether to participate in the peace negotiations in Europe, and regarding the 'European participation...' of the U.S. President's special envoy and the Ukrainian side
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Putin Agrees to European Participation in Next Round of Ukraine Peace Talks, U.S. Envoy Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to include European representatives in the next round of negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, according to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, following talks in Moscow that also addressed outstanding disagreements over European security guarantees.
United States envoy Jared Kouchner said that the last round of negotiations to end the Russian-Ukrainian war had progressed, referring to the Moscow and Kiev agreement to extend the next round of negotiations to Europeans.
Trump’s envoys say Ukraine peace talks will widen to include Europe after meeting Putin in Moscow and Zelensky in Dublin
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin and then Volodymyr Zelensky outside Dublin. They came away with a new round of talks, a planned record prisoner swap and an agreement to give Europe a seat at the table. The post Trump’s envoys say Ukraine peace talks will widen to include Europe after meeting Putin in Moscow and Zelensky in Dublin first appeared on The Buffalo Chronicle.
The US is seeking the "largest prisoner exchange" in the Russia and Ukraine war.
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