US envoys plan Moscow and Dublin meetings

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are due to travel to Moscow on Thursday, November 12, to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, then travel to Dublin to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Kushner announced the planned meetings on Wednesday after US-mediated talks involving Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.

Kushner said the envoys would discuss issues raised in Abu Dhabi with Putin and seek further progress. He said they saw potential openings, but described the talks as making little progress on broader peace negotiations. The planned meetings are diplomatic steps; the reports do not establish that they have taken place or produced new agreements.

After Moscow, Kushner and Witkoff plan to meet Zelenskyy in Dublin to brief him and explore ideas from the Abu Dhabi discussions, Kushner said. The exact time and location of the Dublin meeting had not been established in the reporting. Zelenskyy was also expected to attend the European Political Community summit in Dublin on Thursday.

The Abu Dhabi discussions produced a reported plan for a prisoner exchange, but the exchange had not yet occurred. Kushner said the sides had agreed to finalize arrangements and numbers....