Witkoff and Kushner to Meet Putin for Peace Talks: Kremlin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the peace plan ‘looks better’ following his team’s most recent discussions with the Americans.
Witkoff and Kushner to Meet Putin for Peace Talks: Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Aug. 6, 2025. Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin confirmed on Dec. 2.

“The Russian–American meeting will begin after 5 PM Moscow time. Putin will meet with Mr. Witkoff, the chief American negotiator on Ukrainian affairs, who will be arriving in the Kremlin. Kushner will also be with him. A conversation will take place,” Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS.
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