# Kushner and Witkoff meet Putin before planned Zelensky talks as Europe seeks role in peace negotiations

https://mins.news/en/item/140827

- Meduza, 2026-11-12 14:42 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/11/12/kushner-and-witkoff-hold-talks-with-putin-before-heading-to-meet-zelensky-as-europe-seeks-a-seat-at-the-peace-talks

> U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on November 12 to discuss a durable settlement of the Ukraine crisis and European security. They were expected to meet Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin afterward. The envoys proposed including European representatives in the talks, but no representative has been chosen. Zelensky expressed skepticism about whether the Americans would return with concrete proposals and said leaders should make final decisions on Donbas.

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