Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Witkoff meet Putin in Moscow as push for Ukraine deal continues

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By Linda Ikeji
12 November 2026, 7:37 pm

US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner sat down with Vladimir Putin within the Kremlin for greater than two hours on Thursday.

The assembly got here a day after talks in Abu Dhabi. Those talks, the primary direct negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in 9 months, produced a prisoner alternate deal however left the dispute over territory unresolved.

Kushner’s foremost objective was to widen the desk. He mentioned he wished Europeans added to the format so the talks may grow to be multilateral. Moscow has resisted that thus far. Putin mentioned Russia has by no means opposed dialogue with Europe, however insisted there is just one demarcation line with Ukraine, a state border.

No breakthrough was introduced. Putin’s adviser Yuri Ushakov mentioned the Russian chief will proceed the dialog with Trump on the APEC summit in China later this month.

The envoys at the moment are heading to Dublin to transient Zelensky, who has spoken of a “window of opportunity” for a deal. Kyiv additionally warned that restrictions had reappeared on the Starshield system utilized by frontline troops. Meanwhile, the EU is getting ready a brand new sanctions package deal in opposition to Russia to strengthen Ukraine’s hand.