Putin signals openness to European role in Ukraine peace talks

US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin after talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, signaling potential European participation in Ukraine peace negotiations. Kushner stated Putin appeared ready to include Europeans in talks, while Zelensky said the US made progress on this issue and that Europe would have a voice next time. The meetings followed US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi. Russian advisor Yuri Ushakov remained cautious about European involvement, questioning whether they seek peace or continued war. The Abu Dhabi talks were the first direct negotiations between warring parties in over eight months, yielding only an announced prisoner exchange.