Peace bargaining in the Kremlin. Putin met with Trump's representatives

During the meeting, Putin asked his US counterparts to express their gratitude to US President Donald Trump for organizing the contacts, and to Trump's wife Melania Trump for her contribution to the solution of the humanitarian problem in Oleski in the Kherson region and the organization of the aid mission.

Stating that they had a positive experience of humanitarian cooperation with Ukraine during the similar mission in Oleski, the Russian leader proposed organizing a humanitarian mission in Konstantinovka with the same model.

"Hundreds of civilians remain in the city, Russia proposes to evacuate them," Putin said, as quoted by RIA Novosti agency.

Noting that Russia would need five days to clear the land around Konstantinovka from mines, Putin suggested that the preparations for the mission be handed over to Russian Human Rights Official Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitro Lubinets.

Emphasizing that Russia controls Konstantinovka and is ready to ensure the security of the humanitarian operation, Putin said that if the Ukrainians claim that they control the city, they should provide security from their own front.

Saying that he wants peace to be eternal in Ukraine, Putin stated that for Russia, the only dividing line with Ukraine is the state border.

Stating that they know that Ukrainians bring up the issue of "grey zones", Putin stated that the main priority for Moscow in the land issue is the people living there.

Stating that the presence of foreign troops on Ukrainian territory is unacceptable, Putin emphasized that this possibility threatens Russia's national security and that foreign troops will be a legitimate target for the Russian army.

Arguing that Russia has never opposed dialogue with Europe and that the Europeans themselves broke off the contacts, Putin noted that they want the United States to "work" with the Europeans to decide whether they want war or peace.

Special Representative Witkoff stated that the contacts in Abu Dhabi took place in a positive atmosphere and that the Russian and Ukrainian delegations worked efficiently and thanked Vladimir Medinskiy, who headed the Russian negotiation group.

Pointing out that the upcoming prisoner exchange shows the progress made in the solution process, Witkoff said, according to Reuters, that the Europeans were not involved in the negotiations, but were informed about the results of the contacts.

Stating that US President Trump aims to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible, Witkoff promised to convey information about today's contacts with Putin to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Saying that he hoped to have the opportunity to end the war and discuss ways to peace during the meeting in the Kremlin, Kushner stated that they saw the Europeans' desire to participate in negotiations and end the conflict, and that they started negotiations with regional countries on the security architecture on the continent.

At the end of the contacts in Abu Dhabi, Kushner announced in his statement on the social media platform

The US representative used the following statements in his statement:

"In close coordination with our Ukrainian and European partners, we agreed on proposals that we will discuss with President Putin tomorrow in Moscow, followed by consultations with President Zelenskyy."

Kushner also evaluated the outcome of the Abu Dhabi talks with the words, "An important humanitarian breakthrough has been achieved: Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle on the largest prisoner exchange throughout the war."

While announcing his visit to Moscow, Kushner also stated that he and Putin would discuss the participation of Europeans in the negotiations, and shared the view that if the Russian leader approves this, the parties "could make much more progress."