US envoys at Kremlin as Ukraine eyes end of war

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MOSCOW: US envoys arrived at the Kremlin on Thursday to meet with President Vladimir Putin after talks in Abu Dhabi on the war in Ukraine, with ...

MOSCOW: US envoys arrived at the Kremlin on Thursday to meet with President Vladimir Putin after talks in Abu Dhabi on the war in Ukraine, with both Washington and Kyiv suggesting there was a window of opportunity for progress on ending Europe's worst conflict since World War II.

The envoys — US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and businessman Steve Witkoff — will fly to Dublin after meeting Putin to brief his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, who was in the Irish capital to meet with European leaders. A journalist saw the pair's motorcade arrive at the Kremlin shortly after 1:00 pm (1000 GMT).

Kushner said the meeting with Putin would "go over what was discussed" during two days of talks this week in Abu Dhabi, and to seek progress "because we see some openings and some opportunities". Arriving in Ireland late on Wednesday, Zelensky also said there could be a "window of opportunity" to end the war with Russia before 2027. "What's important is that the Americans flew to Putin with specifics. I would very much like them to return to Dublin with specifics," he said, adding that while he was still sceptical "there is hope".

European countries have been rattled by Russia pushing a review of the entire continent's security architecture, with the US also floating a new framework. EU officials say there appears to have been little genuine progress towards peace and are adamant that Europe sees no need to discuss its broader security arrangement with Moscow before fighting stops.

Following the Abu Dhabi talks, the warring sides agreed to a major prisoner exchange — the "biggest" ever, according to Kushner. Zelensky said it could involve 1,000 or 1,200 captured soldiers from each side. Both sides have said that talks will continue, but Russia has questioned the inclusion of Europe.

"We don't really understand what there is to talk about with them. We have not received a single peace initiative, not one concrete proposal from the European countries,"…

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