Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on 12 November and are expected to meet Vladimir Putin again, according to TASS as reported by Polsat News. The visit is a tangible follow-up to talks in Abu Dhabi: the US envoys are now in the Russian capital, and the report says their next planned stop is Dublin for a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The significance is that another phase of direct contact is under way, not that a breakthrough has been delivered. Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin adviser, told Russian media that the parties would discuss issues aimed at a “lasting solution” to the war in Ukraine. That is a stated objective for the talks, not evidence of an agreement.
The shuttle itinerary between Moscow and a planned meeting with Ukraine’s president indicates an effort to continue talks with both sides after Abu Dhabi. That matters because terms concerning Ukraine should not be reduced to arrangements presented solely in Moscow. But the reported Dublin meeting does not establish that it will take place or reveal Kyiv’s position.
There is a sound case for measured hope: high-level contact is necessary if the war is to end. Yet the supplied report contains no ceasefire agreement, draft settlement, security guarantee, or confirmed plan for European participation in a next round.
For now, the mission has moved from announced diplomacy to travel and planned meetings. Its political value will depend on the proposals put forward and on whether Ukraine has an equal role in discussions about its own future.
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- Polsat News · Source date: 2026-11-12
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