The Impressive TimesAbu Dhabi, November 12, 2026: US President Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are set to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin following two days of Ukraine peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi that ended without a major breakthrough.
Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, announced on Wednesday that the two envoys would meet Putin to discuss the proposals and issues raised during the Abu Dhabi talks.
“Steve and I are going to travel to Moscow tomorrow to meet with President Putin to go over what was discussed today and to try to make more progress on some of the issues that we discussed because we see some openings and some opportunities there,” Kushner said at a news conference in the UAE capital, according to CNN.
The Abu Dhabi negotiations brought together Russian, Ukrainian and American delegations for the first direct engagement of this kind since February. The discussions were part of Washington’s renewed diplomatic efforts to end the nearly five-year-long war.
Kushner said the upcoming discussions would focus on humanitarian assistance and prisoner exchanges. He also indicated that the US wanted European countries to be included in the diplomatic process, although Moscow has repeatedly opposed a broader multilateral format.
Following the Moscow visit, Kushner and Witkoff are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin to discuss proposals emerging from the Abu Dhabi negotiations.
Meanwhile, Russian envoy Vladimir Medinsky said Moscow’s fundamental demands remained unchanged despite some areas of mutual understanding during the talks.
“In some areas, we reached a mutual understanding. In others, we did not. This conversation will, without a doubt, continue,” Medinsky said.
Ukrainian negotiators also reported some progress on humanitarian issues. However, senior negotiator Rustem Umerov cautioned that significant differences between the two sides remained unresolved.
European delegations were also present in Abu Dhabi, holding separate discussions with Ukrainian and American representatives. European leaders have continued to call for a formal role in the peace negotiations amid concerns that any settlement could disproportionately favour Moscow.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated Washington’s intention to expand the negotiating framework and ensure that European allies have a permanent role in future discussions, according to CNN.
The planned meeting with Putin marks another significant step in the Trump administration’s efforts to advance a diplomatic resolution to the Ukraine conflict.
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