US Envoy Witkoff: Putin Agrees to European Representatives' Participation in Ukraine Peace Talks

Brussels, November 12 (KUNA) – U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow European representatives to participate in the next round of peace talks on Ukraine. Witkoff, speaking alongside fellow U.S. envoy Jared Kushner after a four-and-a-half-hour meeting with Putin in Moscow, said, “Europeans will join the next meeting, and we believe this is of great importance because they are our partners, and their participation is important.”

European diplomatic sources had previously confirmed that representatives from France, Germany, and Britain would take part in the ongoing talks between Kyiv and Washington in Dublin, the Irish capital. These sources clarified that advisors and diplomats from the three countries would join the meeting, which brings together Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the U.S. envoys, with the possibility of participation by representatives from other countries as well.

These developments come amid repeated European calls for a direct seat at the negotiating table and for involvement in efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Witkoff and Kushner are scheduled to meet Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the European Political Community meeting in Dublin, while EU leaders will discuss the progress of peace talks and diplomatic efforts to end the war on Friday. (End) Arn / M.M.J