Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks with Putin - with the Kremlin continuing to sideline Europe

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After meeting with Putin, Kushner said that he and Witkoff will fly to Dublin, Ireland, to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Published: 08:42 GMT, 12 November 2026 | Updated: 08:52 GMT, 12 November 2026

Donald Trump's envoys arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin about the results of US-mediated talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who is also Trump's son-in-law, attended the two days of negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, which wrapped up Wednesday with an agreement on a large exchange of prisoners of war but no visible breakthrough on ending the nearly five-year hostilities.

And Russia has continued to sideline Europe in the negotiations, with the Kremlin remaining resentful of European countries' financial and military support for Ukraine.

After meeting with Putin, Kushner said that he and Witkoff will fly to Dublin, Ireland, to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Ukrainian leader gave a muted welcome to the outcome of the talks, saying the proposed prisoner exchange was a positive step.

At the same time, he insisted that Ukraine will not give in to demands that it cede its territory that has been occupied by Russia in exchange for peace.

Hopes had been low for any significant breakthrough in the first meeting in nine months between the delegations.

Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's envoy, greeted Kushner and Witkoff at a Moscow airport on Thursday

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