US Envoys Kushner and Witkoff Meet Putin in Moscow, Then Zelensky in Dublin

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, before traveling to Dublin the same day to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The visit follows two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi. The envoys were received at Vnukovo airport by Russian presidential special representative Kirill Dmitriev, who welcomed them on X. Zelensky, upon arriving in Dublin, said there may be a "real chance" to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II before 2027, noting a "change in tone" from Washington regarding European involvement. During the Abu Dhabi talks, the first direct discussions in over eight months, both sides agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange, described as the "largest" since the war began, though numbers were not disclosed. Russia's chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said Moscow will only sign agreements on its own terms.