US negotiators announce Europe's participation in Ukraine negotiations

Peace talks Europe should be at the negotiating table As of: November 13, 2026 • 1:40 a.m

From Putin to Zelensky - US negotiators Kushner and Witkoff come to Dublin with an announcement from Moscow. The Europeans should also take part in the trilateral talks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US negotiator Jared Kushner have promised European participation in talks about ending the war in Ukraine. He thinks Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin is ready to try, Kushner said at a press conference after meeting Zelensky in Dublin.

Zelensky was even more explicit. The American side has made progress in involving Europeans in talks to end the war, Zelensky said. Next time Europe will have a voice in the negotiations, he said. Zelensky also hopes for negotiations on a ceasefire and de-escalation at the next peace talks with Russia.

The two US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had previously met with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin in Moscow in the struggle to end the Russian war of aggression that has been going on for more than four and a half years.

At the meeting with US negotiators, Russian President Putin appeared intransigent on the territorial issue. more

Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov remained cautious about European involvement after the meeting between US negotiators and the Kremlin chief. "They are trying to participate in the negotiations in every way, but, as our president has said, they must clarify whether they want peace or a continuation of the war."

These talks followed US-brokered negotiations in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday and Wednesday between representatives from Moscow and Kiev. These were the first direct talks between the warring parties under US mediation in more than eight months. The only tangible result that was announced was another major prisoner exchange.

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