U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kushner himself announced the trip. He confirmed that the visit follows trilateral negotiations on peace in Ukraine, mediated by the United States with Russian and Ukrainian delegations.
Thus, Kushner and Witkoff in Moscow will carry forward a process that began in Abu Dhabi. He spoke to reporters on Wednesday, describing the progress made in the diplomatic meetings and the goals of the mission in Russia. According to Kushner, one of the positive outcomes of the talks is an agreement on the largest humanitarian prisoner release.
The final figures are expected to be determined during Thursday. “One of the positive aspects is that we agreed there will be the largest humanitarian release of prisoners, the figures of which we will finalize tomorrow,” he said. The presidential adviser explained that the purpose of the Moscow visit is to review the discussions held in Abu Dhabi.
“We see some openings and some opportunities there,” Kushner said, suggesting that the meetings have opened the way for continued negotiations. A key objective of the mission in Russia, he noted, is expanding the negotiating framework. Washington aims to secure European participation, with the goal of creating a sustainable, multilateral peace format.
After Moscow, the envoys will travel to Dublin, where they will brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and further examine the ideas discussed during the negotiations. The upcoming visit follows two days of trilateral talks mediated by the United States, held in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. They marked the first direct trilateral peace talks since the discussions held in Geneva in February.