Europeans to Join Next Ukraine Peace Talks, Zelensky Says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Thursday that European representatives will be present at the next round of negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war, following his meeting with US envoys in Dublin. US envoy Jared Kushner agreed that the agreement cannot be concluded without Europeans at the table, after he and Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier Thursday. Putin remained inflexible on his maximalist demands while proposing a temporary truce in a key frontline city. Russia occupies over 19% of Ukrainian territory and rejects foreign troop deployment in Ukraine. The announcement pressures Europeans, who have struggled for months to agree on a negotiation representative.