U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following initial peace talks in Abu Dhabi that resulted in an agreement for the largest prisoner exchange of the war. The envoys are also scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin.
These meetings come after two days of trilateral negotiations in the United Arab Emirates, which marked the first substantive discussions between Russia and Ukraine since February. While the talks saw "some flexibility" from both sides and a breakthrough on a prisoner swap, progress on a broader peace agreement remained limited. Russia has expressed a desire to discuss European security structures, a point the U.S. has urged them to include in broader discussions.
US Envoys Meet Putin in Moscow After Ukraine Peace Talks Yield Prisoner Swap
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