US envoys meet Putin in Moscow, then Zelensky in Dublin

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 travel to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The American negotiators were scheduled to meet Putin at 12:00 local time, with Kushner citing "some openings and some opportunities" for progress. The in-person talks were announced Wednesday after two days of discussions focused on postwar European security architecture, nearly five years after Russia's full-scale invasion. Europeans have pushed for a seat at negotiations, concerned about US commitment to their security, but Russia opposes their inclusion. Meanwhile, Zelensky reported "systematic" restrictions to Starshield satellite internet, which Musk denied deliberately throttling.