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US envoys meet Putin as Trump administration renews push to end Russia-Ukraine war

From Al Jazeera · () English

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  • US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow about possible paths to a settlement.
  • Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called the discussions substantive, frank and constructive, while providing no details of the proposals.
  • The envoys were expected to travel to Kyiv as Russia and Ukraine announced a three-day ceasefire linked to the diplomatic visit.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have revived high-level diplomacy over the Russia-Ukraine war, meeting President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before an expected trip to Kyiv. The talks come as Russia and Ukraine have escalated attacks, while both sides announced a three-day ceasefire to coincide with the visit.

US President Donald Trump said the envoys were carrying “a proposal to end the war,” describing the conflict as Europe’s deadliest since World War II. A senior Russian official called the trip an “important peacemaking visit.”

a proposal to end the war

· Donald TrumpTrump’s description of what the US envoys were carrying to Moscow.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the meeting lasted more than three hours and was “highly useful.” He said Witkoff and Kushner presented several ideas about possible routes toward a settlement. Ushakov gave no further details, but described the discussion as “substantive, very frank and constructive.”

important peacemaking visit

· Unnamed senior Russian officialThe official’s characterization of the envoys’ trip.

Video showed Putin receiving the two US envoys in the Kremlin’s Red Drawing Room. He told them that the situation they were examining “is, of course, not an easy one.” The central question, however, remains whether Moscow is prepared to compromise.

The article says Russia demands that Ukraine stay out of NATO and hand over four Ukrainian regions, including areas Russian forces do not control. Putin proclaimed the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in 2022, a move not recognised by the international community, including the United Nations. Ukraine has rejected giving territory to Russia.

highly useful

· Yuri UshakovThe Kremlin aide’s assessment of the meeting with Putin.

The Trump administration has ruled out a Ukrainian seat in NATO, which Russia opposes. Trump, initially critical of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, later repaired ties after publicly berating him in the Oval Office last year. Witkoff and Kushner have also taken part in diplomacy involving Iran and the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. Trump met Putin in Alaska in August, but that summit did not produce a deal to end the war.

substantive, very frank and constructive

· Yuri UshakovUshakov’s description of the talks and the ideas presented by the US envoys.
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