Kushner: Putin open to Europeans at Ukraine peace talks

US envoy Jared Kushner said after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for European participation in talks to end the Ukraine war. Zelensky stated the US has made progress on this issue. Kushner and fellow US negotiator Steve Witkoff had previously met with Putin in Moscow amid efforts to end the conflict lasting over four and a half years. Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov remained cautious, saying Europeans must clarify whether they want peace or continued war. The Moscow and Kyiv meetings followed direct talks between the warring parties under US mediation in Abu Dhabi, the first in over eight months. A large prisoner exchange was announced as the only concrete outcome.