Putin Meets U.S. Envoys on Ukraine Peace Efforts
Comment by the aide to the President of Russia, Yuri Usakov, following the meeting of Vladimir Putin with the special envoy of the President of the United States, Steven Witkoff, and Jared Kushner. More details – on the Kremlin website.
Consensus
- Vladimir Putin met with U.S. special envoys Steven Ulwick and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on November 12.
- The meeting took place in Moscow and lasted over two hours.
- The discussions focused on achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine.
- The participants discussed the possibility of involving European countries in the negotiation process.
- A previous round of trilateral talks had taken place in Abu Dhabi, where progress was made on prisoner exchanges.
- The U.S. envoys had previously held consultations with Russian officials in Moscow before meeting Putin.
- The meeting was described as constructive and substantive by Russian officials.
- The U.S. envoys planned to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Dublin after the Moscow meeting.
Points of divergence
- Putin publicly made a series of important statements at the beginning of the meeting that set the tone for the discussion. — tg_MID_Russia
- Stephen Ulwick forgot to pause for translation during his speech, causing the interpreter to record a large amount of text. — vesti
- Putin discussed Zelensky's behavior, including his public 'friendly greetings' to U.S. President Donald Trump. — vm
- The U.S. envoys arrived in Moscow from Abu Dhabi, where trilateral talks with Ukraine had taken place. — vedomosti
- The U.S. envoys were met at Vnukovo Airport by Russian official Kirill Dmitriev. — m24
- Yuri Ushakov was seen at the Four Seasons hotel in Moscow, where the U.S. envoys stayed. — tg_astrapress
- The U.S. envoys expressed interest in direct contacts between Russia and European politicians for long-term resolution of the conflict. — vedomosti
- Stephen Ulwick stated that European representatives would join the next round of negotiations. — vm
Coverage (10 sources)
- Zarubin: Putin supplemented words with gestures at meeting with US delegation — Вести
- Peskov: The US has not yet conveyed to the RF the results of the meeting of Whitaker and Kushner with Zelensky — Вести
- Comment by the President of Russia's Deputy Y.V. Ushakov on the outcome of Vladimir Putin's meeting with the President's special envoy S... — МИД России
- Zarubin told how Whitlock got carried away during the meeting with Putin in the Kremlin — Вести
- Comment by the President of Russia's Deputy Yuri Usakov on the outcome of Vladimir Putin's meeting with the President of the USA's special envoy... — Кремль. Новости
- Ushakov: Zelenskyy's behavior was discussed at the meeting with Whitaker and Kushner — Вести
- Ushakov reported that behavior of Zelensky was discussed in talks with the USA — Вечерняя Москва
- Ushakov reported that he conducted preliminary consultations with US special envoys Whitlock and Kushner before their meeting with... — ASTRA
- Ushakov held preliminary consultations with Whittaker and Kushner — Ведомости
- Ushakov held consultations with Whitcomb and Kushner before meeting with Putin — Москва 24
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