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Putin held talks with US representatives in the Kremlin. They lasted more than three hours
Update. The Kremlin announced that negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff have ended. The meeting lasted three and a half hours. Kirill Dmitriev, commenting on the meeting, said that “important negotiations between Russia and the United States” took place in the Kremlin.
Negotiations between Russia and the United States to end the Russian-Ukrainian war began in the Kremlin on the evening of January 22, the Kremlin said.
From the US side, they are attended by US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, businessman, Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as senior White House adviser, Commissioner of the Federal Procurement Service of the US General Services Administration Josh Grunbaum.
On the Russian side, the negotiations are attended by President Vladimir Putin, his assistant Yuri Ushakov and special representative of the President of the Russian Federation Kirill Dmitriev.
According to TASS, in addition to resolving the war, the parties are going to discuss inviting Russia to the Peace Council created by Trump, as well as the possible fate of some of the Russian assets frozen in the United States.
Following the meeting, Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov is expected to hold a telephone briefing for the media, Interfax reports.
- US President Donald Trump held talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on January 22. The meeting, held in Davos, lasted about an hour. After it ended, Trump said he had a “good meeting.” “Everyone wants the war to end,” said the US President. Kiev said that Zelensky “held a productive and meaningful meeting.”
- Zelensky said after the meeting with Trump that negotiations with the participation of delegations from Ukraine, Russia and the United States are planned for January 23-24 in Abu Dhabi. According to the Financial Times, the United States insists on a trilateral meeting, this proposal was supported by Ukraine, and Russia has not yet given its consent to negotiations in this format. Zelensky said on the evening of January 22 that the Ukrainian delegation had already left for the UAE.