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Jared Kushner arrives in Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin

newsNov 12, 20269714,024

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin after two days of Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, with Russian media showing them greeted by Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is facing renewed restrictions to Starshield, SpaceX's military-grade service, and asked the American side to help clarify the outages that he said were hindering Ukraine's defense. Kushner said the US had seen "some openings and some opportunities" and that he and Witkoff would try to "make some progress" in Moscow. The envoys plan to travel next to Dublin to brief and meet Zelensky in person. Kushner and Witkoff said they would seek Putin's blessing to include European representatives in future talks about postwar security architecture, and Kushner urged Europe to "identify one person to speak on their behalf." Russian lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said parties had "moved closer to achieving peace" but that much depends on Ukraine, the United States, and whether Europe changes its position. Moscow continues to insist on maximalist demands for Ukrainian territory and limits on future Western commitments, and the talks ended in Abu Dhabi without a breakthrough.

Anne Applebaum
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The peace talks are failing because Putin still believes he can win the war, and because Trump, Kushner and Witkoff encourage this belief. By pressuring Ukraine, not Russia, they are prolonging the conflict, which will kill more people.

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Witkoff hugs Putin's top envoy upon landing in Moscow with Jared Kushner

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NOELREPORTS
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says Putin will present Moscow’s position to US envoys Witkoff and Kushner. Afterward, he says, it will be Washington’s task to "bring its European allies to their senses." #Ukraine

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