# Putin asks Witkoff and Kushner to thank Trump for Russia-Ukraine contacts

https://mins.news/en/item/140634

- TASS, 2026-11-12 12:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2217115

> At a Thursday meeting, Vladimir Putin asked US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to pass his gratitude to Donald Trump for arranging recent contacts with Ukraine. Trilateral talks involving Russia, the United States and Ukraine took place in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.

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