Assistant to the Russian President: Russia and the United States agree to continue to advance negotiations on Ukraine

Russian presidential assistant Ushakov said on the evening of the 12th that Russia and the United States agreed to continue advancing negotiations on the Ukraine issue. Russia supports the U.S. proposal to establish a new European security architecture and hopes that Europe will support this work.

Ushakov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. presidential envoy Witkov and President Trump's son-in-law Kushner at the Kremlin that day. The dialogue and exchanges between the two parties were "rich in content, constructive, candid and effective."

Ushakov said that the United States supports Putin’s proposal to extend the model of humanitarian operations successfully carried out in Oreshki to Konstantinovka on the “line of contact” between Russia and Ukraine. Russia has also started detailed coordination with the United States on this new humanitarian initiative and is ready to start demining operations.

Ushakov said that Putin reiterated his support for the U.S. proposal to establish a future European security system to resolve security issues in Russia and Ukraine after the conflict in Ukraine. "We hope that European representatives will also support consultations on the 'parameters' of a new, long-term, indivisible security and peace architecture. We are ready to start this work immediately with US representatives."

Ushakov said that Europe is eager to participate in negotiations, but they must make a choice. Do they want peace or do they want the war to continue? "So far, all their actual actions point to the latter." He emphasized that Europe's attempt to send foreign troops composed of the so-called "coalition of the willing" to Ukraine after the conflict in Ukraine ends will only lead to an endless war.

Ushakov said that Witkov and Kushner introduced in detail the United States’ assessment of the trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine held in Abu Dhabi from the 10th to the 11th. Both Russia and the United States believe that these talks and contacts are constructive and effective. The two sides have reached a consensus that this negotiation process and negotiation channels will continue to advance. In addition, both sides support the launch of a new round of prisoner exchanges discussed in Abu Dhabi, which is expected to be the largest prisoner exchange to date, and the specific details of the plan are currently being negotiated. He said that since 2025, Russia and Ukraine have conducted 35 prisoner exchanges, with about 5,000 people on each side.

Ushakov said that after in-depth consultations in the Kremlin, Witkov and Kushner have set off for Dublin, where they will meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky and representatives of many European countries. Russia will maintain contact with Witkov and Kushner.