US envoys meet Putin in Moscow, then travel to Dublin for Zelensky talks

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following negotiations in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. They will later fly to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The American negotiators were welcomed by Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev and scheduled to meet Putin at 12:00 local time. Kushner said the US saw "openings and opportunities" and would seek progress, while also planning to ask Putin to support including European representatives in future discussions on Europe's security architecture. Nearly five years after Russia's full-scale invasion, Moscow maintains maximalist demands for Ukrainian territory and Western non-commitment to Kyiv's defense. Meanwhile, Zelensky reported "systematic" restrictions to Starshield satellite internet, which he said helps Russian strikes, though Elon Musk denied deliberately throttling the connection.