Kushner confirms Moscow visit after trilateral talks
US envoy Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow on Thursday to meet Vladimir Putin, following two days of trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the US in Abu Dhabi.
The delegation from Washington joined counterparts from Moscow and Kiev for the talks in the UAE, which were the first formal three-way meeting since February.
The discussions covered all major issues, with Kushner describing them as "very substantive".
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed that Kushner and Witkoff would arrive in Moscow on Thursday morning and meet Putin before noon.
Ushakov said the Americans have "something" to present following the Abu Dhabi round.
Negotiations and next steps
Kushner said a final agreement would not be possible without resolving territorial disputes.
Tomorrow, Steve [Witkoff] and I are planning to travel to Moscow to meet with President Putin.
The delegation also agreed in principle on a major prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, though the number of prisoners has not been finalized.
Kushner said the upcoming meeting with Putin would also address the possibility of involving European countries in future negotiations.
European representatives were not part of the trilateral talks but met separately with US and Ukrainian officials on Tuesday.
Post-Moscow plans
Following their visit to Moscow, Kushner and Witkoff plan to travel to Dublin to meet Ukraine’s President Zelensky.
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