Zelenskyy meets Witkoff and Kushner after their negotiations in Russia
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jared Kushner, and Steve Witkoff (Getty Images)
On Thursday evening, November 12, Trump's special representatives arrived in Ireland and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The negotiations are taking place following the Americans' visit to Moscow and their conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, according to Suspilne.
Earlier today, it was announced that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel to Ireland after negotiations in Moscow, as a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy was scheduled in Dublin.
They have now arrived at the location and are holding negotiations with the President of Ukraine. The meeting is taking place at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel.
A number of media outlets report that the building hosting the meeting is under heavy security, and approximately two dozen representatives of Ukrainian and foreign media are working on-site. Statements to the press are expected following the conclusion of the negotiations.
Peace negotiations
On November 10 and 11, trilateral direct negotiations between Ukraine, the US, and Russia regarding the end of the war resumed for the first time since February.
Already today, November 12, this process continued. Early in the morning, Witkoff and Kushner arrived in Moscow for a meeting with Putin. Following its conclusion, Trump's first special representative stated that he would relay information about the contacts with the head of the Kremlin to Zelenskyy, while the second stated that the US had begun discussing the security architecture on the continent with Europeans. Read more about the meeting in our article.
Additionally, Steve Witkoff publicly announced that he intends to discuss the results of the Kremlin negotiations with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and will seek to persuade him to choose a path toward ending the war.
Meanwhile, media outlets reported that representatives of at least three European countries - Germany, France, and Britain - would also join the negotiations taking place in Dublin.
Witkoff also announced a new round of trilateral negotiations. They are scheduled to take place next week.
