Zelensky meets with Trump’s envoys in Dublin after their summit with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Dublin after their talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting matters because Zelensky said Europe would join the next round of peace negotiations directly, giving European representatives a voice in discussions about a war being fought on their continent.

The talks took place on 12 November at Casement Aerodrome, following US-brokered discussions in Abu Dhabi that ended without a major breakthrough. Zelensky said the next prisoner exchange would be the largest yet; Kushner described the conversations with both leaders as productive and said Putin was willing to try including Europe. Another round of negotiations is expected soon, but its date, location and European participants have not been announced.