US envoy Kushner says Putin open to talks with Europe after Dublin meeting with Zelensky

US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin after talks in Moscow, reporting that Vladimir Putin is open to negotiations with European partners. The US envoys briefed Zelensky following their meeting with Putin, who ruled out demilitarized zones and rejected Western troop deployment in Ukraine. Earlier, trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi yielded a prisoner exchange agreement but no major peace breakthrough. Zelensky expressed optimism about a possible resolution before 2027, while European leaders remain divided over who should represent their interests in negotiations. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said the US, Europe, and Ukraine are aligned on key issues.