US Envoys Meet Putin as European Leaders Discuss Ukraine Security in Dublin

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday as European leaders gathered in Dublin to discuss Ukraine's security, with President Donald Trump negotiating Europe's security architecture without Europe or Ukraine at the table. The Dublin meeting under the European Political Community framework allows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European partners to digest US-Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, where Russia vetoed European participation in trilateral discussions. European leaders are projecting unity amid concerns that Trump seeks to reshape the continent's security order. Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky framed the talks as creating a "new, modern-day Yalta and Potsdam," referencing the 1945 conferences that divided Europe into spheres of influence. Trump has increased pressure on Ukraine by calling for regime change and curtailing weapons supplies, while EU chief Ursula von der Leyen insists a ceasefire must precede broader security discussions.