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US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff traveled to Moscow on November 12 for the tenth round of Ukrainian peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. These discussions follow recent trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi, which concluded without significant breakthroughs but included plans for a prisoner exchange. The ongoing negotiations aim to address unresolved major issues such as territorial control and security guarantees post-conflict, though Kyiv remains firm against surrendering the Donbas region entirely.
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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, envoys for US President Donald Trump, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on November 12, 2026, following two days of talks in Abu Dhabi involving Russian, Ukrainian, and US officials. The meetings aimed to explore possible steps towards settling the conflict in Ukraine, which began in 2014 and escalated in February 2022. No breakthroughs were announced immediately, but the envoys expressed a desire to seize any available opportunities for peace. After their meeting with Putin, Witkoff and Kushner flew to Dublin, Ireland, to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the discussions. European countries remain concerned about potential concessions to Russia on NATO's strategy, fearing it could undermine security arrangements.

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The Straits TimesThis outlet12 Nov

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff traveled to Moscow on November 12 for the tenth round of Ukrainian peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. These discussions follow recent trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi, which concluded without significant breakthroughs but included plans for a prisoner exchange. The ongoing negotiations aim to address unresolved major issues such as territorial control and…

US envoys arrive in Moscow for latest round of Ukrainian peace talks with Putin (this article)2 articles from The Straits Times on this story
Dawn11 Nov

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin after two days of talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the Ukraine war. The meetings follow an agreement on a significant prisoner exchange, though details were not disclosed. Despite progress, deep divisions remain over Europe's role in future negotiations, with…

US envoys to meet Putin, Zelensky after Russia-Ukraine war talks in Abu Dhabi →2 articles from Dawn on this story
Toronto Star12 Nov

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to Moscow after concluding talks in Abu Dhabi regarding Ukrainian-Russian relations. The meeting in Moscow aims to discuss the outcomes of the U.S.-mediated negotiations, which resulted in a prisoner exchange but did not lead to significant progress on ending the conflict between Ukraine and Russia that has lasted nearly five years.

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The Independent12 Nov

U.S. President Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow following two days of negotiations in Abu Dhabi involving Russian and Ukrainian delegations. The talks resulted in an agreement for prisoner exchanges but made no significant progress on ending the nearly five-year conflict between Ukraine and Russia. After their meeting in Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner…

US envoys in Moscow for meeting with Putin following talks in Abu Dhabi →
Daily Mail12 Nov

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with President Vladimir Putin regarding recent US-mediated negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi, which concluded Wednesday with an agreement on prisoner exchanges but no major progress on ending hostilities. The Kremlin continues to exclude European countries from direct negotiations, citing their support for…

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Al Jazeera12 Nov

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have traveled to Moscow for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at advancing peace talks in Ukraine. The discussions follow recent trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi that concluded without significant progress on key issues like territorial control, but did see agreement on a prisoner exchange. In Moscow, the US team will also likely urge Putin to include…

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ABC News (US)12 Nov

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following two days of trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi that did not produce significant breakthroughs. The delegation will later travel to Dublin to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Key topics discussed include prisoner exchanges and broader security arrangements…

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BBC12 Nov

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have traveled to Moscow for talks scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following recent discussions in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The meeting is set to take place on Thursday local time, after which the envoys will travel to Dublin to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kushner mentioned seeing potential opportunities for…

US envoys arrive in Moscow for Ukraine talks with Vladimir Putin →
Time12 Nov

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss the Ukraine conflict, following inconclusive talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi. Putin expressed gratitude to President Donald Trump for organizing contacts between Russia and Ukraine, while Kushner indicated that the meeting would focus on the outcomes of the Abu Dhabi discussions and…

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CBC12 Nov

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war. The envoys previously facilitated direct talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi, which resulted in an agreement for prisoner exchanges but no significant breakthroughs. Following their meeting with Putin, the U.S. envoys are scheduled to brief Ukrainian…

U.S. envoys Kushner, Witkoff meet with Putin at Kremlin in talks to end Russia-Ukraine war →
The Hindu12 Nov

U.S. President Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on November 12, 2026, following two days of U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. The previous talks resulted in an agreement for a prisoner exchange but did not make significant progress towards ending the conflict that began in 2014. The U.S. envoys aim to secure Putin's…

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NPR12 Nov

U.S. President Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin after mediating talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi. The two-day Abu Dhabi talks concluded with an agreement for prisoner swaps but no major breakthroughs. The U.S. envoys aim to involve Europe in future negotiations, a move opposed by Russia, which sees NATO's expansion…

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Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, and Witkoff are scheduled to meet Zelenskyy in Dublin on Friday after talking to Putin.

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The ministry declared that the military has struck a drone-making plant in Kyiv and three other facilities producing missile fuel and drone components in the area around the Ukrainian capital.

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Many in Europe see the inclusion of Moscow in discussions about postwar European security as an unwelcome concession to Putin, who has described NATO's eastward expansion as a main security threat to Russia.

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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner may visit Russia in coming days, TASS reports The Straits Times · attributed to a source

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The Kremlin talks - expected to take place in the first half of the day - will be the 10th time that Witkoff has met Putin in person, and follow two days of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi which finished on Wednesday with news of another planned major prisoner exchange but no public breakthrough in wider negotiations.
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The Kremlin talks - expected to take place in the first half of the day - will be the 10th time that Witkoff has met Putin in person, and follow two days of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi which finished on Wednesday with news of another planned major prisoner exchange but no public breakthrough in wider negotiations.
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US envoys arrive in Moscow for latest round of Ukrainian peace talks with Putin MOSCOW, Nov 12 - US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, part of their latest push for a peace deal in Ukraine. asserted
envoys → arrive → Ukraine
The Kremlin talks - expected to take place in the first half of the day - will be the 10th time that Witkoff has met Putin in person, and follow two days of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi which finished on Wednesday with news of another planned major prisoner exchange but no public breakthrough in wider negotiations. asserted
which → expect → negotiations
Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special envoy, met Kushner and Witkoff off their plane amid wet snow and accompanied them to central Moscow ahead of their talks with Putin. asserted
Dmitriev → meet → Putin
This week's Abu Dhabi talks were the first direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine mediated by the US to try to end the 4-1/2-year-old war in nine months and, although Russian and Ukrainian negotiators reported some progress, the US side said differences remained on major issues, including territory. asserted
differences → mediate → territory
Kyiv has strongly rejected Putin's demands to surrender the whole of the eastern region of Donbas in return for peace, and with talks deadlocked on land, US mediators have tried to steer discussions towards postwar security guarantees and reconstruction. asserted
mediators → reject → guarantees
A senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Moscow could conclude non-aggression pacts with NATO member states as part of a new security architecture for Europe, though many European politicians say they oppose any discussion of Europe's overall security before real progress on Ukraine - including a ceasefire - is made. uncertain
progress → say → ceasefire
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