Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said a meeting with U.S. representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner covered the frontline situation, the need to eliminate the "root causes of the conflict," and possible political-diplomatic paths to ending the war. He called the talks timely and useful, said Russian-U.S. contacts would continue, and noted the two presidents intend to maintain personal dialogue.
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that during a meeting with U.S. representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the sides discussed the frontline situation, the need to eliminate what he called the "root causes of the conflict," and possible political-diplomatic routes to ending the war.
Ushakov, an assistant to President Vladimir Putin, described the negotiations as timely and useful. He said contacts between Russian and U.S. representatives would continue, indicating Moscow and Washington are keeping open a bilateral channel despite earlier reports that previous trips by the same envoys produced little progress. Those accounts had cited Kremlin sources as saying Moscow held "extremely low" hopes for breakthroughs by Trump's negotiators, and that Putin was prepared to stop the war only on Russia's terms.
He added that the two countries' presidents intend to preserve personal dialogue. The readout did not specify when or in what format any future leaders' exchange might occur, nor did it lay out concrete steps or timelines toward a settlement.
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