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U.S. delegation holds three-hour meeting with Putin before talks with Zelenskyy on ending war

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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

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  • U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin for about three hours at the Kremlin before traveling to Kyiv.
  • The delegation was due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Dec. 6 as Washington renewed diplomatic efforts to end hostilities.
  • Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov called the meeting useful and said the U.S. side presented several possible solutions.

A three-hour Kremlin meeting with Vladimir Putin has set the stage for a new round of U.S. diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv. Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy, and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, were due to travel to Kyiv on Dec. 6 for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

useful

· Yuri UshakovThe Kremlin foreign policy adviser’s assessment of the meeting between Putin and the U.S. delegation.

The pair met Putin on the afternoon of Dec. 5 and also shared a dinner with him, the Guardian reported. Their visit comes as the United States seeks to accelerate efforts to end the war and find a breakthrough in ceasefire diplomacy.

Yuri Ushakov, an adviser to the Kremlin on foreign policy, described the meeting as “useful.” He said the American delegation had “prepared seriously” for the visit and had presented “various options for a solution.”

prepared seriously

· Yuri UshakovUshakov’s description of the U.S. delegation’s preparations for its visit to Moscow.

Ushakov said Witkoff and Kushner promised to use the views and assessments they heard directly from Putin when they met Zelenskyy. A White House official also said the two sides would discuss steps expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

various options for a solution

· Yuri UshakovHis explanation of what the American representatives presented during the talks.
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