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The meeting in the Kremlin to relaunch the stalled peace process ended after three hours. For the Russian advisor, "our president confirmed his commitment to continue collaborating with the Americans to find political and diplomatic solutions". Before the meeting, Putin had commented: "The situation we will discuss today is certainly not easy." To facilitate the arrival of the US mediators, the Russian leader and Zelensky ordered a 3-day stop in the raids on Kiev and Moscow
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Russian President Vladimir Putin received White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Kremlin, who came to Moscow to relaunch the stalled peace process. The talks ended after 3 hours, at 11pm local time (10pm in Italy) and were defined as "useful" by Kremlin advisor Yuri Ushakov, adding that Putin confirmed his commitment to a constructive dialogue with the United States on the solution to the Ukrainian conflict. Now the two envoys are expected in Kiev.
"The situation we will discuss today is certainly not easy," Putin said at the beginning of the meeting.
To facilitate the arrival of the US mediators, Putin and Zelensky ordered a three-day suspension of air strikes against the enemy capitals, Kiev and Moscow.
The latest death toll from a Russian drone attack in Chuhuiv, in the eastern Kharkiv oblast, has risen to three. The victims also include an 11-year-old child. A 40-year-old woman was injured. This was stated by Oleg Synegubov, head of the Kharkiv regional state administration, as reported by RBC-Ukraine citing his Telegram channel.
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Kremlin: "Putin confirms commitment to constructive dialogue with the US on Ukraine"
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed his commitment to a constructive dialogue with the United States on the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict. This was stated by presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov, writes Ria Novosti. “Our president confirmed his commitment to continue working with the Americans to find political and diplomatic solutions,” Ushakov told reporters.
Witkoff and Kushner will bring Putin assessments to Kiev
American envoys Witkoff and Kushner have promised to use Putin's assessments of solution options in their meetings tomorrow in Kiev, Tass writes. The US representatives thoroughly prepared for their trip to Moscow and made a number of considerations on settlement options. Putin stressed the need to address all the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict and reiterated his commitment to continue working with the United States to find political and diplomatic solutions. Witkoff and Kushner "took note" of Putin's words that the Kiev regime no longer hides its true nature. Putin's talks with Witkoff and Kushner were not limited to Ukraine, they also discussed potential major Russian-American projects.
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Ushakov: "Kremlin talks useful"
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Dmitriev: "An important peace visit by Witkoff and Kushner"
"An important peace visit". Thus the special representative of the Russian president for economic and financial cooperation with foreign countries, as well as head of the Russian Fund for Direct Investment, Kirill Dmitriev commented in a post on 'X' on the visit to Moscow of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, publishing photos at the airport with them.
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The talks in the Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner ended after three hours, at 11pm local time (10pm in Italy). Putin's advisor for foreign policy, Yuri Ushakov, and Kirill Dmitriev, advisor for economic cooperation and foreign investments, also attended the meeting on the Russian side.
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Russian media: "Witkoff thanks Putin for the release of former US marine Gilman"
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