Putin meets Kushner and Witkoff in Moscow, calls Ukraine situation complicated

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow on Saturday, calling the situation in Ukraine "complicated" while praising President Donald Trump's peace efforts. The talks lasted over 2.5 hours. Putin acknowledged Trump's continued attempts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict despite its complexity. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the envoys promised to convey Putin's assessments during their contacts in Kyiv, with Moscow describing the talks as "substantive" and held in an atmosphere of trust. A Reuters source close to the Kremlin said Putin still intends to seize more Ukrainian territory, particularly the rest of Donetsk Oblast, and believes this will happen by year's end. The US envoys' visit came after a pause in negotiations due to American focus on the war in Iran.