US envoys press Moscow to include European representatives in Ukraine talks

United States negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Moscow for high-level discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following three-way talks held in Abu Dhabi. The American delegation aims to persuade the Kremlin to accept European participation in future diplomatic negotiations regarding the war in Ukraine. Kushner emphasized that European partners must be included in the process.

The diplomatic push coincides with escalating military action, as Russian strikes on energy infrastructure left roughly 600,000 residents without electricity in eastern Ukraine and raised fears of broader outages in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, scheduled to confer with the US team after their Kremlin visit, reiterated skepticism toward proposed settlement plans.

Sources: Der Spiegel, Der Standard, FAZ, ORF, Tagesschau