Summary
President Trump's advisers, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a revised U.S. peace plan for Ukraine. The meeting follows intense diplomatic efforts and previous discussions between the U.S. and Ukrainian leaders. Witkoff and Kushner aim to gain Putin's support and will later meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to report on the talks.
Key Facts
- Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a U.S. peace plan for Ukraine.
- Putin has indicated openness to the plan but is reluctant to change his stance on certain issues.
- This is Witkoff's sixth meeting with Putin and the first time Kushner has been involved in these discussions.
- A revised U.S. peace plan, reduced from 28 to 19 points, has been presented to Putin.
- The aim is to resolve where the de facto border will be between Russia and Ukraine.
- The U.S. seeks to have Ukraine make territorial concessions to encourage peace.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet Witkoff and Kushner following their talks with Putin.
- French President Emmanuel Macron has been involved in discussions with U.S. officials about providing security guarantees for Ukraine.
