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Kremlin Calls Ukraine Talks With US Envoys Useful, but Reports No Breakthrough

From Kathmandu Post · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin held more than three hours of useful talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about possible paths to ending the Ukraine war.
  • The Kremlin said the discussions also covered economic issues, but gave no details of the proposals and no indication that the parties had narrowed their differences.
  • The envoys were scheduled to travel to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after their Moscow visit, as Russia and Ukraine remained far apart over territory and security guarantees.

More than three hours of talks between Vladimir Putin and two US envoys produced no public breakthrough, even as the Kremlin described the meeting as “highly useful.” Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow on behalf of President Donald Trump to discuss a possible settlement to the war in Ukraine.

real progress

· Yuri UshakovThe Kremlin aide’s description of Putin’s assessment of Russia’s battlefield position.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the American envoys presented several ideas about possible avenues toward an agreement. He did not disclose the proposals. Ushakov said Putin insisted that Russia was making “real progress” on the battlefield, remained confident it would achieve its goals and believed any settlement must address what Moscow calls “all the root causes of the conflict.”

He said the meeting went beyond exchanging views on the war. The sides also discussed economic issues and possible major Russian-American projects that could benefit both countries. Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s investment envoy, described the visit on X as an “important peacemaking visit.”

all the root causes of the conflict

· Vladimir PutinThe Kremlin’s description of issues Putin said must be addressed in any settlement.

Putin praised Trump at the start of the talks, saying the US president continued trying to help resolve the conflict despite entering a difficult situation. The Kremlin also said Putin had ordered the military not to strike Kyiv for three days during the envoys’ visit. Russia had conducted repeated missile and drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital in the preceding 10 days, including a strike on the SBU security service headquarters.

Overall, one can say that the negotiations were timely and highly useful for both sides.

· Yuri UshakovHis overall assessment of the Moscow meeting.

Ukraine, meanwhile, had carried out damaging attacks on Russian refineries, oil terminals and warehouses belonging to online retailer Wildberries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv was prepared to halt strikes on Moscow through Monday. Witkoff and Kushner left Moscow for Kyiv, where they were due to meet Zelenskyy, while major differences over territory and Ukraine’s future security remained unresolved.

important peacemaking visit

· Kirill DmitrievThe Russian president’s investment envoy’s description of the US envoys’ trip.
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Originally published by Kathmandu Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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