US special envoy Jared Kushner said both sides had agreed to expand the next round of negotiations to include European partners. Moscow has not confirmed whether it agreed to include European negotiators in later talks.
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travelled between Dublin and Moscow in an effort to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace deal. Their meetings with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin came after the first direct Russia-Ukraine talks in nine months.
Ukraine’s president says involving European leaders makes sense as Ukraine hopes to eventually join the EU.
BBC News★★★☆☆2026-11-13 02:01OriginalJared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law, said on Thursday that Russia and Ukraine agreed to include European countries in the next round of talks. Washington is working toward what Kushner called the war’s “largest prisoner exchange.”
Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy and son-in-law, said Ukraine-focused negotiations had made significant progress over three days. He said major differences remain, but the parties had worked to understand each side’s concerns, identify possible solutions and restart direct talks.
TASS★★★★☆2026-11-13 00:57OriginalThe United States and Ukraine say Europe will take part in talks with Russia. Zelenskyy says the next round should include steps toward ceasefires.
