Trump's envoys meet Putin in Moscow; Russia and Ukraine agree to bring Europe into peace talks

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Envoys of U.S. President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow. The meeting took place after trilateral talks between U.S., Russian and Ukrainian representatives were held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday to advance a ceasefire, and ended with an agreement in principle on a prisoner exchange without a breakthrough on core issues.

During the meeting with Putin, Witkoff said there is an indication of progress on a prisoner exchange deal. Kushner added that the United States is holding talks with European partners on Europe's "security architecture." Putin made clear that Russia will not give up territory it has seized and that it will attack foreign forces if they are deployed in Ukraine.

After the meeting in Moscow, the envoys travelled to Dublin and met with Zelensky. Russia and Ukraine agreed to include European representatives in the next round of talks, and Kushner said contacts are under way to formulate the largest prisoner exchange deal since the war began. Witkoff announced that a date for a trilateral meeting on Ukraine may be announced.