A meeting between Putin, Witkoff and Kushner has begun in the Kremlin

On Thursday, November 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks in the Kremlin with US President's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The meeting is taking place after the conclusion of trilateral consultations between Ukraine, the US, and Russia in Abu Dhabi.

Russian media reported the start of the meeting.

According to media reports, Putin's aide Vladimir Medinsky, his advisor Yuri Ushakov, and special representative for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev are also taking part in the talks from the Russian side.

At the beginning of the meeting, Putin asked the American representatives to convey gratitude to Donald Trump for organizing contacts between Russia and Ukraine. Also he stated certain successes on the humanitarian track of negotiations.

Separately, the Russian president asked to convey gratitude to the first lady of the US, Melania Trump, for her participation in resolving a humanitarian issue related to Oleshky in the occupied part of Kherson region. The agency did not provide details of this issue.

Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the meeting will last as long as necessary. No specific time limits for the talks have been set.

The main topic of the consultations are the results of the meetings of the delegations of Ukraine, the US, and Russia, which took place on November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi. The American side previously reported progress in discussing security guarantees and preparing a new prisoner exchange. At the same time, territorial issues remain among the most difficult.

Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov stated before the start of the talks that the parties plan to discuss issues of peaceful settlement of the war against Ukraine. In particular, American representatives previously allowed the discussion of possible involvement of European countries in the negotiation process.

After the meeting in Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner plan to travel to Dublin, where they are to discuss the results of the consultations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

As of the beginning of the talks, no new agreements between the US and Russia have been reported.

Earlier, "Kurs Ukrainy" reported the arrival of the American representatives in Moscow on the morning of November 12.