Putin to meet US envoys Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow after Abu Dhabi talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow on Thursday following Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi. The meeting is scheduled for the first half of the day. The trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine negotiations lasted two days in the UAE capital, with Witkoff and Kushner representing the American side. Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said the talks brought parties closer to peace, while Kushner expressed cautious optimism about reaching an agreement. The talks produced a major prisoner exchange deal involving over 1,000 people per side, with details to be announced within weeks. Kushner said the envoys will also discuss security guarantees for Ukraine and proposals for settling the conflict, coordinated with Ukraine and European countries.