Witkoff to urge Zelensky toward successful conflict resolution path

US Special Representative Steve Witkoff said he will brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the results of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and try to persuade him to follow one of the chosen paths to successfully end the conflict. Witkoff made the statement during talks with Putin in Moscow on November 12. He said he and Jared Kushner will travel to Ireland afterward to meet Zelensky before he returns to Ukraine, and they hope to announce planning for a trilateral meeting soon. Kushner noted that delegations from Russia, Ukraine, and Europe agreed in Abu Dhabi talks that they all want the armed conflict to end, though specific steps toward a final resolution have not yet been fully developed.