US Special Envoy Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday as Washington seeks to negotiate an agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war alongside a broader security arrangement between Russia and Europe, Axios reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.
According to the Axios report, the proposed Europe-Russia security framework emerged as a key focus of the recent peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi, where US officials sought to persuade Moscow to present fresh proposals addressing its security concerns while outlining reciprocal steps to reduce tensions with European countries.
The US envoys are expected to reiterate the proposal during their meeting with Putin and urge the Russian President to allow European representatives to participate in the next round of Russia-Ukraine peace talks, a US official told Axios.
Kushner and Witkoff are also expected to travel from Moscow to Dublin to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday night, according to the report.
The diplomatic initiative follows two days of discussions in Abu Dhabi involving Russian and Ukrainian officials, with US representatives mediating.
Axios reported that the meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday marked the first time Russian and Ukrainian officials had met with US mediator
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