U.S. Envoys Meet Putin on Ukraine Peace Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump's special representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on November 12 to meet with President Vladimir Putin following discussions in Abu Dhabi about the war in Ukraine. The envoys plan to travel to Dublin afterward to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the talks.

Both U.S. and Ukrainian officials suggested momentum exists for potential progress toward ending the conflict. Kushner stated the meeting would review Abu Dhabi discussions and explore "openings and opportunities" for resolution. Zelensky, meeting with European leaders in Dublin, characterized a potential "window of opportunity" to end the war before 2027, though he remained cautiously optimistic, saying he hoped the American representatives would return with concrete proposals.