Kushner: Ukraine and Russia Agree to Include European Partners in Talks
US negotiator Jared Kushner said Ukraine and Russia have agreed to bring European partners into the next round of talks. Moscow has not yet commented on any change in its position.
Ukraine and Russia have agreed that European partners will take part in the next round of negotiations on ending the war, according to US negotiator Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. He announced this on the platform X after three days of talks in Abu Dhabi, Moscow and Dublin. The development matters because Russia had previously been categorically opposed to European involvement, while Ukraine has always supported it.
What is planned
Kushner said that widening the talks would make it possible to discuss a broader post-war European security framework, as well as territorial issues between Ukraine and Russia. Moscow has so far issued no new statements about a change in its stance.
He stressed that a lasting halt to hostilities will require credible security guarantees, conflict-prevention mechanisms and mutual commitments on de-escalation, in order to reduce the risk of future conflict.
Contact with Kyiv
Kushner said the US side agreed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to keep in close contact with him and his team. It was also reiterated that no broader agreements on European security will be implemented without taking Ukraine's security concerns into account.
According to Kushner, President Trump is determined to end the war. He acknowledged that significant differences remain, but said the progress made is encouraging. In his words, the US will do all the necessary diplomatic work, including the difficult parts, to achieve a breakthrough that would stop the fighting and lay the groundwork for lasting peace and a more stable Europe.
