{
  "id": 19746374,
  "title": "Putin agrees to European participation in next round of Ukraine peace talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/putin-agrees-to-european-participation-in-next-round-of-ukraine-peace",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T02:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/13/world/politics/putin-allows-europe-in-ukraine-talks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that European representatives will participate in the upcoming round of Ukraine peace talks, according to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. The decision, which was announced by Witkoff, could represent a significant development in the negotiations. However, Putin's remarks highlighted the substantial disagreements between Moscow and European capitals regarding the desired outcome of the conflict. Witkoff informed Russian state television after his meeting with Putin that \"the Europeans will join at the next meeting, which we consider to be a very important moment because they are our partners and it's important to us that they take part.\"",
  "summary": "During talks at the Kremlin, Jared Kushner told Putin that Washington had detected what he called \"a big change\" on the European side.",
  "key_points": [
    "European representatives will join Ukraine peace talks next round",
    "U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff announced Putin's agreement",
    "Disagreements remain between Moscow and European capitals"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}