Putin-US envoy talks conclude: Latest reactions (Updates, VIDEO)

The Kremlin has described the meeting as constructive and said Moscow and Washington had agreed to continue diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin has concluded talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow. The Kremlin described the meeting as constructive and confirmed that diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict will continue.

The talks followed two days of US-mediated negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, which focused on a potential settlement of the conflict and the future European security architecture.

Senior officials, including Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, and Witkoff, have been speaking to reporters following the meeting.

RT brings you the key statements and latest developments.

“Constructive” talks

Putin’s negotiations with the US envoys were “substantive, constructive, frank and useful,” Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters following the meeting.

He said the discussions followed a similar pattern to previous exchanges between the Russian president and American negotiators.

Witkoff hails progress in peace efforts

The US special envoy welcomed the resumption of trilateral negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the US, pointing to plans for another round of talks.

“I think progress was made today, yes,” Witkoff told reporters before departing Moscow following his meeting with Putin.

He noted that few had expected the trilateral format to resume in Abu Dhabi, but the negotiations did restart and another meeting has already been scheduled. “This is what President Trump wants to see,” he added.