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White House Special Representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may travel to Moscow and Kyiv following their scheduled meetings in Abu Dhabi, according to Axios.
The negotiators plan to hold direct discussions with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their potential visits.
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Over the past two weeks, Witkoff and Kushner maintained daily telephone contact—sometimes speaking multiple times per day—with officials from both Russia and Ukraine to prepare for the upcoming dialogue.
The negotiators spent weeks working to persuade Putin to re-engage in peace talks. “The relationship we built with Putin will play an important role in these negotiations,” a US official stated.
The negotiators aim to use the dialogue to “crystallize” the decisions that Putin and Zelenskyy will need to make.
Following the initial round of discussions in the United Arab Emirates, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the first day of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi as highly productive, RBC-Ukraine reported based on his press briefing. Rubio emphasized that significant effort went into the consultations, which yielded substantial results.
“The negotiations in Abu Dhabi were very productive. A lot of work was done,” Rubio stated during the briefing. However, Rubio cautioned against expectations of a rapid resolution, stating that a final settlement should not be expected within 24 hours.
He highlighted the importance of involving European partners in the process, noting their ongoing coordination with US special representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
Rubio added that Washington intends to expand the current negotiation format over time to include European representatives directly alongside the US, Ukraine, and Russia.
During the US-mediated trilateral peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi on November 10, Ukraine and Russia reportedly agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange following four hours of discussions between Ukrainian, Russian, and US delegations.
Interfax-Ukraine reported that a substantial number of prisoners would be released in the near future, although specific numbers and timelines were not disclosed.
Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Rustem Umerov outlined ending hostilities, securing postwar security guarantees, reconstructing Ukraine, and managing humanitarian measures as key priorities for the talks, which were scheduled to resume on November 11.
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