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Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for meeting with Putin

Thu, November 12, 2026 - 08:27
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Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for meeting with Putin Photo: Special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner (Getty Images)

Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for a meeting with Putin. They were met at Vnukovo Airport by Putin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, according to the Russian news agency TASS.

The plane carrying the American negotiators landed at the capital's Vnukovo Airport. They were met there by Kirill Dmitriev, after which their motorcade left the airport.

Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov had earlier said that the meeting between the envoys and Putin would take place in the first half of the day. After Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner are expected to travel to Dublin for a meeting with Zelenskyy.

The visit to Moscow follows two days of talks between Ukraine, the US, and Russia in Abu Dhabi. The parties agreed on a prisoner exchange. However, according to RBC-Ukraine's sources, the Russian delegation refused to discuss a ceasefire, territorial issues, energy, and security in the Black Sea.

The Kremlin had previously provided details about the timing of the meeting with Putin, while Zelenskyy is expected to meet the envoys in Dublin. According to Kushner, in Moscow, they will seek to turn the trilateral negotiations into a multilateral format involving the EU and NATO.

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