Trump envoys meet Putin in Moscow to advance Ukraine peace talks

Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday to advance peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war, with further talks planned in Ukraine on Sunday. The US delegation, including National Security Council, State Department, and Treasury officials, discussed substantive next steps to be announced in coming weeks. Treasury's acting sanctions chief Gene Lang met separately with Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriyev, likely addressing US sanctions. The Moscow meeting lasted over three hours and was described as constructive by Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov. The American side presented considerations for ending the war and promised to convey Putin's assessments to Ukraine during Sunday's negotiations.