President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the evening of November 12 met with representatives of US President Donald Trump — Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The talks took place in Ireland after the American representatives' visit to Moscow, where they had a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
The meeting is evidenced by published video. According to available information, it took place at Casement military airfield in Baldonnell, southwest of Dublin.
The main goal of the talks was to discuss the results of the American delegation's visit to Moscow and further steps to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Earlier on Thursday, Witkoff and Kushner met with Putin in the Kremlin. They discussed issues raised during the trilateral talks between representatives of Ukraine, the US, and Russia, held on November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi.
After the Moscow meeting concluded, Witkoff stated that the parties had achieved certain progress in the diplomatic process. According to him, they managed to agree on holding the next round of talks. The American representative also reported on prospects for involving European partners in further discussions.
At the same time, the Russian side did not confirm agreement to full participation of European representatives in talks with Moscow.
Earlier, Zelenskyy stated that he expected specific answers from Russia to the proposals discussed in Abu Dhabi from the American negotiators.
In particular, it concerned a possible prisoner exchange, security guarantees for Ukraine, cessation of strikes on energy infrastructure, and ensuring security in the Black Sea.
The Ukrainian president also raised the issue of a possible trilateral meeting at the level of state leaders. According to him, the most complex issues, including territorial ones, can only be considered at that level.
Following the talks in Abu Dhabi, the parties reached a preliminary agreement on preparing a large-scale prisoner exchange. However, no major breakthrough in discussing the terms for ending the war was publicly announced.
One of the main disagreements remains the territorial issue. Russia continues to put forward demands regarding Ukrainian territories, while Kyiv rejects the possibility of their transfer to Moscow.
Another important issue remains Europe's participation in the peace process. Zelenskyy has repeatedly stressed that European countries must directly participate in negotiations, since possible agreements will affect the security of the entire continent.
The meeting with American representatives took place during Zelenskyy's stay in Ireland, where he participated in the European Political Community summit and held talks with European leaders.
As previously reported by Irish outlet RTÉ, Kushner had announced in advance a trip to Dublin after talks with Putin to brief the Ukrainian president on the results of the Moscow meeting and discuss further diplomatic initiatives.
At the time of reporting, detailed official results of Zelenskyy's talks with Witkoff and Kushner, including possible new agreements, had not been published.
