Russia's Stance on Europe Joining Ukraine Talks: US, Kyiv, and Moscow Versions

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff said after talks with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky that Moscow and Kyiv agreed to a Washington proposal to include European representatives in peace negotiations, which resumed this week in a trilateral format. The Kremlin has not confirmed this agreement. Kushner and Witkoff met Putin in Moscow on Thursday, then Zelensky in Dublin. Kushner wrote both sides agreed to expand the next round to include European partners. Zelensky said Europe should be at the table on equal terms. Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov did not confirm Moscow's consent, saying Europeans must decide if they want peace or war. The first trilateral talks since February took place November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi. Putin proposed a humanitarian mission in Konstantinovka, similar to one in Oleshky. Zelensky and Kushner announced a major prisoner exchange. Trump has twice claimed both sides are ready for an "energy truce," but neither has confirmed this.