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US Envoys Call Putin Talks “Progress,” Confirm Europe’s Participation in Next Ukraine Meeting
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US Presidential Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have wrapped up talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow, CNN reported on November 12.
Following the meeting, the American officials reported progress toward peace negotiations and confirmed that European representatives will join the next round of discussions.
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Before the next round of talks, Witkoff and Kushner are scheduled to travel to Dublin to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the outcome of their meeting with Putin.
Speaking to reporters before departing Moscow, Witkoff noted that restarting the diplomatic track had been widely doubted.
“I think we have made progress. People didn’t believe we would be able to resume trilateral talks. But we resumed them and agreed on a new meeting. That is exactly what President Trump wants,” he said. He also emphasized that because Europe is a US partner, its participation in the peace process is important.
Kushner described the meeting with Putin as “very thorough and detailed,” adding that the sides covered all core issues. He expressed hope that the discussions in Moscow would help lay the groundwork for next week’s broader multilateral talks, CNN reported.
The Moscow visit follows two days of trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia in Abu Dhabi on November 10–11, which marked the first talks in that format since February.
While the Ukrainian delegation reported some progress during the Abu Dhabi meetings, the sides did not reach any concrete agreements to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Kyiv has long pushed for Europe to have a full seat at the negotiating table, a format Moscow has previously opposed. Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticized the presence of European officials in Abu Dhabi, calling the approach unpromising.
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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