Kremlin Says No Agreement on Ukraine Settlement Reached in Meeting With Witkoff, Kushner

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the peace plan ‘looks better’ following his team’s most recent discussions with the Americans.
Kremlin Says No Agreement on Ukraine Settlement Reached in Meeting With Witkoff, Kushner
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greet one another prior to talks in Moscow, Russia, on April 25, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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According to the Kremlin, no agreement was reached during a five-hour meeting held Tuesday between U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Speaking at a briefing in the Kremlin after the meeting, Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign policy aide, told reporters that the meeting was “constructive,” but said, “Compromises have not yet been found.”

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