Kushner reports progress in Ukraine talks; Zelensky says Europeans at the table
US envoy Jared Kushner reported "significant progress" in negotiations to resolve the Ukraine conflict, with details on a new round of talks expected soon, according to Russian agency Tass. Ukrainian President Zelensky announced Europeans will join the negotiating table. Kushner and fellow US envoy Steve Witkoff met Zelensky in Dublin, also engaging with EU sherpas and representatives from the E4 format countries—Britain, France, Germany, and Italy—plus Poland. Zelensky welcomed advances from Abu Dhabi talks and Witkoff's Moscow visit, noting an agreed prisoner exchange would be the largest ever. Ukraine reported "significant disruptions" to SpaceX's Starshield satellite system along the front line for three days, causing failed missions up to 100 percent, though SpaceX denied any changes. Russia claimed its air defenses destroyed 1,198 Ukrainian drones overnight across 15 regions, with four deaths in Volgograd.