Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow to discuss the results of Ukraine ceasefire talks in Abu Dhabi. (Foto: Instagram)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet Thursday, Nov. 12, with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to discuss the results of peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi aimed at a ceasefire in Ukraine. President Donald Trump selected the two representatives for the meeting in Moscow, which will be their 10th in-person encounter with Putin at the Kremlin.
Witkoff and Kushner took part in two days of talks in the United Arab Emirates’ capital. The discussions concluded Wednesday, Nov. 11, with an agreement on a broad prisoner exchange, but did not produce progress toward ending the attacks, which have continued for nearly five years.
Kushner indicated that he intends to discuss with Putin the role European countries could play in the next stages of the process. European and NATO representatives held discussions with U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Abu Dhabi.
After the Moscow meeting, Trump’s envoys are expected to travel to Ireland, where they are scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Putin said last month that Russia was ready to resume trilateral talks with Ukraine and the United States. “Regarding our negotiations with U.S. government officials, yes, we have 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 concerning 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.
