Putin discusses foreign contingent in Ukraine, ceasefire in Kostiantynivka with Witkoff, Kushner
A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoys, Stephen Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Thursday lasted about two and a half hours and has already concluded, according to Russian media reports.
U.S. diplomats met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling to Dublin to discuss peace efforts with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, had previously brokered a prisoner exchange in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, but the talks did not result in any major breakthrough.
The negotiations aim to find a solution to the five-year-long conflict and align on security arrangements for Europe. While the U.S. and Zelenskyy want Europe to appoint a single negotiator for Russia, Russia opposes this, claiming that European countries finance and supply Ukraine's military.
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