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SECURITY & DEFENSE • RUSSIA AND UKRAINE

U.S. envoys arrive in Moscow for Ukraine talks with Putin

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U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin about Ukraine peace talks. They are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy afterward; recent U.S.-mediated talks produced a prisoner exchange but no ceasefire, according to Euronews.

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Why it matters

The talks concern a war affecting European security and U.S. foreign policy. The supplied articles report no ceasefire or major breakthrough so far.

What happens next

The envoys are expected to travel to Dublin to brief Zelenskyy, who is attending the European Political Community summit. It is not yet known whether the Moscow meeting will produce changes to the negotiations.

What Putin and the U.S. envoys say about the talks’ outcome

Whether the planned meeting with Zelenskyy takes place and what is conveyed

Whether future negotiations include European representatives or produce a ceasefire