Witkoff seeks to persuade Zelenskyy on peace path after meeting Putin
Steve Witkoff (Photo: Getty Images)
US Special Representative Steve Witkoff plans to discuss the outcomes of negotiations with the Kremlin with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and persuade him to choose a path toward ending the war, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.
Witkoff noted that he and Jared Kushner will travel to Ireland, where they have a scheduled meeting with the Ukrainian president.
The US special representative stated that after the meeting, they would meet with President Zelenskyy, brief him on the results they had managed to achieve during the talks, and try to convince him of the need to choose one of the proposed paths to bring the conflict to a successful end.
He also expressed hope that following today's visit to Moscow, there will be an opportunity to officially announce the planning of the next meeting within the framework of trilateral negotiations.
On November 12, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow. During the talks, they discussed the results of the trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi, which was dedicated to resolving the war in Ukraine.
According to sources cited by RBC-Ukraine, on the second day of negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the Russian delegation refused to discuss a ceasefire, territorial issues, energy, and security in the Black Sea.
Instead, the participants in the talks focused primarily on shaping the future security architecture of Europe, while the issue of the war against Ukraine took a back seat.
