# Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow following Ukraine peace talks, Russian state media reports

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/witkoff-kushner-arrive-in-moscow-following-ukraine-peace-talks-russian-state-media-reports/
- Published: 2026-11-12T08:13:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Kyiv Independent
- Original article: https://kyivindependent.com/witkoff-kushner-arrive-in-moscow-following-ukraine-peace-talks/
- Topics: Europe, Russia-Ukraine War, World

## Key points

- US envoys arrived in Moscow after Ukraine peace talks stalled.
- They plan to meet Vladimir Putin.
- Talks secured a new prisoner exchange agreement.

## Summary

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Moscow after two days of Ukraine peace talks produced no meaningful breakthrough. Their planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin continues diplomatic efforts to end the war, while President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to receive a briefing afterwards.

The 10–11 November talks in Abu Dhabi yielded an agreement on a new prisoner-of-war exchange, Ukrainian delegation head Rustem Umerov said. Delegates also discussed a broader peace settlement and Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction. Kushner said the envoys saw “some openings and some opportunities”; they are due to brief Zelensky in Dublin, where he will attend an informal EU leaders’ meeting on 13 November.

## Coverage

- [Kyiv Independent: Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow following Ukraine peace talks, Russian state media reports](https://kyivindependent.com/witkoff-kushner-arrive-in-moscow-following-ukraine-peace-talks/)
- [Meduza: Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for talks with Putin](https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/12/witkoff-and-kushner-arrive-in-moscow-for-talks-with-putin)

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