US envoys to meet Zelensky in Dublin after Moscow talks
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are travelling to Dublin to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky following discussions with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow after a round of talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war in Ukraine concluded without a breakthrough, according to BBC News and ANI.
The envoys are scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin to discuss proposals from the Abu Dhabi discussions. Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, stated that he and Witkoff intend to focus on prisoner exchanges and humanitarian relief while pushing to integrate European states into the diplomatic track.
During the Moscow meeting, Witkoff told Russian state TV that a new round of trilateral talks had been agreed with Putin and that Europeans would join the next round. However, UK national security adviser Jonathan Powell was unable to join the Dublin meeting due to delays, according to BBC News.
In Moscow, President Putin stated that the territorial issue remains a key point of contention and that Russia's position on the state border remains unchanged. He also suggested a humanitarian truce for the evacuation of civilians from a frontline area, including the city of Kostyantynivka.
Meanwhile, President Zelensky said on Thursday that the Ukrainian military is facing systematic restrictions to the Starshield satellite service, which he said is making it difficult to intercept Russian drones. He noted that the disruption has been ongoing for several days.
Senior Russian envoy Vladimir Medinsky indicated that Moscow's baseline demands remain unchanged, noting that while some mutual understanding was reached in certain areas, it did not occur in others.
