US, Ukraine say Europe to join peace talks as Putin sticks to hardline stance
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Summary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said Europe would join the next round of talks with Russia. U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held more than four hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin, then met Zelensky in Dublin; Putin indicated Moscow would not compromise on its demands to end the war.Key Facts
- Zelensky and Kushner said Europe would join the next round of talks with Russia.
- Kushner and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in the Kremlin for more than four hours.
- The U.S. envoys traveled to Dublin after their meeting with Putin to brief Zelensky.
- Putin indicated that Moscow would not compromise on its demands to end the war.
- The talks followed negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
- The war in Ukraine had lasted almost five years.
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