US envoys meet Putin in Moscow for Ukraine peace talks
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, continuing their push for a peace deal in Ukraine. The Kremlin meeting marks Witkoff's 10th in-person encounter with Putin, following two days of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi that ended Wednesday with plans for a major prisoner exchange but no public breakthrough. Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special envoy, met the US officials at the airport amid wet snow. Kyiv has rejected Putin's demands to surrender the Donbas region, and US mediators have shifted focus toward postwar security guarantees and reconstruction. A senior Russian diplomat suggested Moscow could sign non-aggression pacts with NATO members, though European politicians oppose discussing broader security before a ceasefire.