US envoys leave Moscow after Putin meeting, head to Dublin for Zelensky talks

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner left the Kremlin after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, an AFP journalist reported. They are expected to travel to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The talks follow the first direct Kyiv-Moscow negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday since February. Zelensky urged Europe to be "very careful" about US-Russia discussions, saying they concern a new security framework between Europe and Russia, not just Ukraine. European leaders in Dublin stressed that ending the war in Ukraine is the priority before any broader security talks. EU Council President Antonio Costa said Russia destroyed the existing European security system, while EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called the security framework focus a distraction from ending the bloodshed.