Moscow: US envoys hold talks with Putin

Vladimir Putin received US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin for talks that Moscow says included new proposals. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the meeting after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had announced the planned resumption of negotiations, but he did not disclose the proposals’ contents.

Putin said he did not expect easy discussions and would explain Russia’s view of the war in Ukraine. He also sent his best wishes to US President Donald Trump and praised his efforts to end the conflict.

The Russian president said Witkoff and Kushner had earned the Russian side’s trust. “For us, cooperation with them is comfortable,” Putin said. Witkoff thanked him for receiving the delegation and described meetings with Putin as among the most memorable of his career.

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For us, cooperation with them is comfortable.

Putin ordered a three-day ceasefire for Kyiv to allow the American envoys to visit the Ukrainian capital. He said Russia was doing everything necessary to ensure their safe journey. The two envoys have already traveled to Russia several times for talks, but this would be their first visit to Kyiv.

Zelenskyy said he expected to receive Trump’s representatives in Kyiv on Sunday. He repeated that, from Ukraine’s perspective, the three-day ceasefire was already in force and said he hoped Putin would also observe his own announcement.

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Thank you for receiving us here today.