Envoys Say Europe Could Join Next Ukraine Peace Talks

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed that European representatives could join the next round of Ukraine peace talks, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner also said Europe would participate. The Kremlin had not formally confirmed the arrangement, and Moscow and Kyiv remain far apart on territory and postwar security.

Kushner and Witkoff met Putin in Moscow after U.S.-mediated discussions involving Ukrainian and Russian officials in Abu Dhabi. They later briefed Zelenskyy in Dublin, where he was attending a gathering of European leaders. Witkoff told Russian state television that European representatives would attend the next meeting. Kushner said Putin was willing to try including Europe, and Zelenskyy said European governments would take part directly rather than remain on the sidelines.

European participation has been a longstanding goal for Kyiv and its European partners. Zelenskyy said Europe should have a voice in negotiations that could shape Ukraine’s postwar security and recovery. The next meeting’s location and timing were not disclosed, and the participating European representatives have not been...