U.S., Ukraine say Europe to join Russia talks as Putin sticks to hardline stance

Dublin Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said Thursday (November 12, 2026) Europe would join the next round of talks with Russia, as Vladimir Putin indicated Moscow will not compromise on its hardline demands to end almost five years of war. In a packed day of shuttle diplomacy following negotiations in Abu Dhabi, Mr.

Kushner and fellow envoy Steve Witkoff held over four hours of talks with Mr. Putin in the Kremlin before jetting to debrief Mr. Zelenskyy in Dublin.

Past talks involving Russia and Ukraine have yielded little progress toward peace Past talks involving Russia and Ukraine have yielded little progress toward peace Key developments from past sessions since Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor on Feb. 24, 2022 Past talks involving Russia and Ukraine have yielded little progress toward peace storyline 1 As they spoke to journalists on the tarmac of a military airbase in Ireland, the main piece of progress touted by the Ukrainian leader and U.S.