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U.S. envoys met Putin in Moscow after Abu Dhabi talks produced a prisoner-swap agreement but no broader breakthrough.
U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow after U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi talks produced an agreement for a large prisoner exchange, but the sides remained divided on territory and other issues, and the envoys were also due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
What the reports agree on
- Kushner and Witkoff met Putin in Moscow to discuss the war in Ukraine and peace talks. Al Jazeera, BBC World, ABC News, PBS NewsHour
- The Abu Dhabi talks involved Russia, Ukraine and the United States and lasted two days. Al Jazeera, ABC News, The Hill, BBC Top Stories
- The Abu Dhabi talks produced plans for a large prisoner exchange but no wider breakthrough toward ending the war. Al Jazeera, ABC News, BBC Top Stories, CBS News and 1 more
- The envoys planned to meet Zelenskyy after their talks with Putin. BBC World, ABC News, CBS News, PBS NewsHour
Where reports differ
- PBS NewsHour said the meeting with Putin lasted about two hours, while France24 said it lasted more than four hours. PBS NewsHour
- The Hill reported that Kushner said Russia had agreed to European participation in direct talks. BBC World said Putin was willing to try including European delegates, while Al Jazeera reported that the Kremlin said no decision had been made. The Hill
Reported by one outlet
- France24 reported that Putin offered a short-term ceasefire in an unnamed frontline city. France24
- Al Jazeera reported that Russia’s state news agency TASS said the prisoner exchange could take place in two to three weeks. Al Jazeera
The original reports
- The Hill Kushner: Russia has agreed to include Europe in Ukraine war talks
- Al Jazeera Europe seeks seat at Ukraine peace talks but lacks unified voice
- CBS News Zelenskyy pushes for Europe to become part of Russia-Ukraine negotiations
- France24 US, Ukraine say Europe to join peace talks as Putin sticks to hardline stance
- France24 'Big development' in peace talks as Ukraine says Europe to join Russia negotiations
- Al Jazeera Finland detects strike on Russian warship as Zelenskyy meets US envoys
- BBC World Zelensky welcomes US bringing Europe into Russia-Ukraine peace talks
- CBS News Zelenskyy says Ukraine's Starshield use limited again amid meeting with U.S. envoys
- Ars Technica Ukraine says it can’t stop Russian strikes because Starshield is limited again
- PBS NewsHour U.S. envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine talks, then head for Dublin to see Zelenskyy
- CBS News Ukraine says Starshield throttled again as U.S. pushes for a deal
- France24 Russia's Vladimir Putin suggests no Ukraine compromise in meeting with US envoys
- CBS News 2 top Trump advisors are in Russia for talks with Putin
- Newsweek What We Know About Vladimir Putin's Relationship With Jared Kushner
- ABC News Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow to meet with Putin, discuss Ukraine peace talks
- BBC World US envoys arrive in Moscow for Ukraine talks with Vladimir Putin
- Al Jazeera US envoys arrive in Moscow for Russia-Ukraine talks with Putin
- CBS News U.S. brokers Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap, but peace not in sight
- The Hill Russia, Ukraine agree to large prisoner swap after Abu Dhabi talks
- BBC Top Stories Russia-Ukraine talks turn to post-war security but end without breakthrough
- Al Jazeera Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi end with prisoner exchange agreement