US Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Ukraine Peace Talks With Putin
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, and special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on November 12 for an expected meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They were welcomed at Vnukovo Airport by Kirill Dmitriev, a special representative of the Russian president. The visit follows two days of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi involving US, Russian and Ukrainian representatives.
The Abu Dhabi discussions produced no major breakthrough, but Kushner said the sides had agreed to pursue their largest humanitarian prisoner release so far, with the final numbers due to be settled the following day. Kushner and Witkoff were also expected to discuss bringing European partners into the current trilateral format. After Moscow, they could travel to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was attending European meetings.
Diplomatic efforts continued as fighting persisted. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had targeted military and energy facilities in Ukraine, as well as a munitions warehouse in Kyiv. Explosions were reported in Kyiv, while damage to energy and civilian infrastructure was reported in the Rivne region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said five drones heading toward the Russian capital had been shot down, with further drone interceptions reported in Rostov and Tula.
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