Kremlin tells Europe to pick a negotiator before joining Ukraine peace talks
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Thursday before heading to Ireland for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as Washington seeks to revive peace efforts. Kushner said one goal was securing Putin's approval for European representatives to join negotiations on broader European security arrangements. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Europe must first appoint a representative, adding Europeans "quarrel among themselves like spiders in a jar." Putin reiterated that sending European troops to Ukraine after a ceasefire would be "absolutely unacceptable," warning it would resume war. He also said Russia's border with Ukraine includes four annexed regions it never fully captured.