Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow to discuss the results of Ukraine cease-fire talks. (Foto: Instagram)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow on Thursday, Nov. 12, to discuss the results of peace talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at securing a cease-fire in Ukraine. President Donald Trump selected the two envoys for the meeting at the Kremlin, which is expected to be their 10th in-person meeting with Putin.
Witkoff and Kushner took part in two days of negotiations in the United Arab Emirates capital. The talks ended Wednesday, Nov. 11, with an agreement for a broad prisoner exchange, but did not produce progress toward ending the attacks, which have continued for nearly five years.
Kushner indicated that he plans to discuss with Putin the role European countries could play in the next stages of negotiations. European and NATO representatives also held discussions with U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Abu Dhabi.
After their meeting in Moscow, Trump’s envoys are expected to travel to Ireland for a planned meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Last month, Putin said Russia was ready to resume trilateral negotiations with Ukraine and the United States. “Regarding our discussions with U.S. government officials, yes, we agreed that we are ready to resume trilateral consultations,” he told Russian state media.
Putin’s statement came a day after Witkoff presented a new peace proposal for Ukraine to Russia during a meeting with the Russian president in St. Petersburg. Before that meeting, the U.S. envoy had spoken with Zelensky in Norway.
