Trump's envoy says Putin is ready to allow Europe to join next round of Ukraine peace talks

US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Jared Kushner has said that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is ready to allow European representatives to participate in the next round of negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

Source: Kushner speaking to journalists in Dublin

Details: Kushner said the US had been working very closely with Europeans over the past few months. He described this as "very important".

Quote: "We cannot conclude this deal without the Europeans being at the table. We've been telling President Putin that we believe that's very important, and President Zelenskyy has been a very strong supporter, and he's been saying that from the very beginning. And I think that we're able to achieve that with President Putin, and he's willing to give it a try." [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]

Details: Kushner believes that direct meetings between European and Russian representatives will allow them to address all the necessary issues.

Quote: "I think what I would say, at least what we're hearing from people, is that people would like to see this war end. This war has gone on for a long time. Obviously, it's impacted a lot of people, and I think that we're very focused on what the future can bring."

Background:

• On 12 November, a meeting took place in the Kremlin between Putin, Witkoff and Kushner.
• During the talks, Putin specifically proposed conducting a so-called "humanitarian mission" in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, following the example of Oleshky.
• Witkoff and Kushner expressed hope that European representatives would join the next round of peace talks aimed at ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

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