US special envoys agree with Putin on new round of trilateral talks

US President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said that after meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, the parties agreed to resume trilateral talks on ending the war in Ukraine. According to him, the date of the next meeting has already been determined, and European representatives will also join the talks.

Witkoff told CNN about this before flying to Dublin to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“I think we’ve made progress. I think it happened today. People didn’t believe we would resume the trilateral talks. But we resumed them. We scheduled a new meeting,” the American diplomat said.

Jared Kushner, who also participated in the meeting with Putin, called the talks detailed and thorough. He said they will form the basis for further consultations.

Witkoff said that the parties discussed not only the exchange of prisoners of war, but also other humanitarian issues. He promised to make the details of these agreements public in the near future.

In addition, the US special envoy stated that representatives of European countries will join the next round of negotiations on Ukraine.

At the same time, Ukraine and Russia have not yet officially confirmed the agreement on a new meeting.

Witkoff and Kushner’s talks with Putin took place on November 12 in the Kremlin and lasted about two hours. After the meeting, the American representatives left for Dublin, where they are scheduled to meet with Zelensky. The Ukrainian president is in Ireland for an informal EU summit.

As a reminder, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin proposed organizing a humanitarian mission in Konstantinovka, Donetsk region. To this end, he proposed involving ombudsmen from Ukraine and Russia, and also voiced the conditions under which the Russian side is allegedly ready to ensure the conduct of such an operation.