Kremlin and White House call Trump envoys' Moscow talks "constructive and substantive"
After talks between Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump's representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner ended, the Kremlin highlighted the key points of the discussions. The White House described the talks as "substantive".
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, citing Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov; Reuters, citing a White House representative
Details: Ushakov described the meeting as "substantive, constructive and exceptionally frank".
He said Putin's talks with the US negotiators lasted three hours and 10 minutes.
Putin's aide added that Witkoff and Kushner "promised to take into account in tomorrow's meetings in Kyiv Putin's assessments of ways to reach a settlement".
Quote from Ushakov: "The US representatives prepared seriously for their trip to Moscow and formulated a number of considerations on ways to reach a settlement.
Putin and Trump will maintain personal contact, while the work mediated by Witkoff and Kushner will also continue."
Details: In addition, Ushakov said the talks were not limited to Russia's war against Ukraine, with possible major Russian-US projects also discussed.
At 01:20 Kyiv time, Russian media reported that Witkoff and Kushner's plane had left Russian airspace.
It was later reported that the negotiators' plane had landed in Rzeszów, Poland.
Update: A White House representative told Reuters that the talks were "substantive" and that the next steps would be announced in the coming weeks.
Background:
- On 5 September, Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow. They arrived at the Kremlin after a business lunch with Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special envoy. The US negotiators are expected in Kyiv on 6 September.
- On the afternoon of 5 September, the Kremlin announced that Putin has ordered that no strikes be carried out on Kyiv for three days, starting from midnight.
- After speaking with Trump's special envoys, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv is willing to halt airstrikes on the cities involved in the negotiating process.
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