Secret meeting of Trump's people with Putin's envoy - what the media found out

Special representatives of US President Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held secret negotiations in New York with special representative of Russian President Kirill Dmitriev. The parties discussed Russian-American interaction and ways to resolve the war in Ukraine. The meeting continues the line of talks that began on September 5 in the Kremlin.

Special representatives of US President Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held secret negotiations in New York with special representative of Russian President Kirill Dmitriev. The meeting took place against the backdrop of diplomatic contacts between Washington and Moscow on issues of Russia's war against Ukraine. The parties discussed both Russian-American interaction and possible ways to advance towards a peaceful settlement. Dmitriev's visit was coordinated with Vladimir Putin. The meeting continues the line of talks that began on September 5, when Putin received Witkoff in the Kremlin. The US proposed three steps for de-escalation: a mutual cessation of strikes on energy infrastructure, restoration of the grain corridor in the Black Sea, and a trilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported these proposals on September 24. Earlier, on September 22, a meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky took place in New York, where steps for de-escalation and support for Ukraine before winter, including air defense and Patriot missiles, were discussed.