Meeting between Putin, US envoys concludes in Moscow

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to discuss the Ukraine conflict concluded in Moscow on Saturday.

Russian media outlets, including state news agency RIA, said Witkoff and Kushner departed the Kremlin after approximately three hours of negotiations.

Neither side immediately commented on the outcome of the meeting, which RIA said began at approximately 7.55 pm local time (1655GMT).

Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov and presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev also attended the meeting.

In remarks ahead of the meeting, Putin said the situation they must address is "certainly complex," adding that Trump continues efforts to resolve the war despite entering a “difficult situation.”

"Today, we will discuss all its components, all aspects, and we, for our part, are ready to inform you of our view of the situation," he said, describing the contacts as “always beneficial.”

Witkoff thanked Putin for agreeing to a three-day ceasefire while he and Kushner visit Moscow and Ukraine's capital Kyiv.

Witkoff conveyed the gratitude of former US Marine Robert Gilman's family to Putin for the help in his return. Gilman, who was imprisoned in Russia since 2022, was released by Moscow last month.

Witkoff and Kushner arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Saturday, and are expected to visit Kyiv on Sunday for the first time.

Trump said on Friday that Kushner and Witkoff would travel to Moscow not with new ideas, but with a proposal aimed at ending the more than four-year war. “They’re bringing with them a proposal to end the war,” he said, but gave no details on the content of the proposal.

The US envoys last visited Moscow in late January.