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MOSCOW, November 12, 2026 – US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian news agencies reported. BRICS News highlighted the arrival on X, sharing a video of the envoys stepping off their aircraft.
The two men landed at Vnukovo Airport in the morning and were met by Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, TASS reported, citing its correspondent. Interfax said Dmitriev welcomed them at the airport, and the motorcade carrying the delegation later left for central Moscow. RIA Novosti reported that the group arrived at a hotel near the Kremlin ahead of the meeting with Putin.
Dmitriev wrote on X, “Welcoming Steve and Jared to Moscow”, and posted a photo of himself shaking hands with Witkoff while Kushner stood beside them, DW reported. TASS said Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov had noted that the meeting would be held “as usual” in terms of protocol, and that Putin was expected to receive the envoys later in the morning.
The visit follows two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11 between Russian, Ukrainian and US delegations. Those talks ended without a breakthrough on ending the war, though the sides agreed on a prisoner exchange. “One of the positives is we agreed that we’re going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we’re going to finalize the numbers tomorrow,” Kushner said after the Abu Dhabi round, as quoted by DW and Anadolu.
Kushner has said he and Witkoff plan to discuss with Putin the topics raised in Abu Dhabi, TASS reported. According to Anadolu, a primary aim of the mission is to widen the negotiating format, as Washington wants European participation in an enduring multilateral peace arrangement. DW said the envoys are expected to raise the question of including European partners in the current trilateral format.
After the Kremlin meeting, Kushner and Witkoff are expected to travel to Ireland to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is attending European meetings in Dublin, DW reported, citing Kushner’s comments. Russia has so far been unwilling to allow Europeans into the talks, as reported earlier this week.
The diplomacy is taking place while fighting continues. DW reported overnight attacks between the two countries. Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Telegram that it had targeted military and energy facilities in Ukraine and a munitions warehouse in Kyiv, while Reuters cited a witness as saying explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital and a local official said energy and civilian infrastructure was damaged in the Rivne region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said five drones heading for the capital had been shot down.
No details of the talks with Putin had been released at the time of writing. LNA will update the story when the Kremlin or the US side gives an account of the meeting.
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