White House sees 'encouraging progress' in Ukraine settlement efforts

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White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had worked extensively with both sides to end this conflict for good

WASHINGTON, November 14. /TASS/. The United States believes that "encouraging progress" has been made in efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said.

"At President Trump’s direction, Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have worked extensively with both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war to end this conflict for good," she wrote on X.

Kelly noted that earlier in the week, Witkoff and Kushner "held a historic second round of trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi" and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Encouraging progress towards peace," she added.

Russia, the United States and Ukraine held talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10. Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky led the Russian delegation, while Foreign Intelligence Service chief Rustem Umerov headed the Ukrainian delegation. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe Alexus Grynkewich and UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan were also present at the negotiating table when the talks began.

Medinsky said that during the talks, Russia and Ukraine had agreed on a large-scale prisoner exchange, adding that the details would be made public soon. The chief Russian negotiator also noted that Eurasian security had been central to the Abu Dhabi meeting and the parties had found common ground on some aspects.

Witkoff and Kushner visited Moscow after the Abu Dhabi talks and were received by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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