Putin meets Kushner and Witkoff in Kremlin to advance Ukraine peace talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin to advance peace talks on ending the Ukraine war, which began over four and a half years ago with Russia's large-scale invasion. Before the meeting, Putin called Moscow-Washington contacts "useful," while Witkoff conveyed Trump's best wishes and thanked Putin for a ceasefire during the US delegation's visit. Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky have agreed to suspend strikes on each other's capitals during negotiations. The US "peace idea" remains unclear, and Trump declined to say whether Ukraine should cede territory. This is Putin's eighth meeting with Witkoff and third with Kushner, who will travel to Kyiv next, with Zelensky expecting them tomorrow.