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Russia does not rule out resuming trilateral talks with Ukraine and the U.S. on ending the war, the Kremlin said Monday, following weekend visits to Moscow and Kyiv by U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
“Russia does not rule out the resumption of the trilateral format, but it is too early to say anything about the venue or the exact dates at this stage,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to end the war have stalled in recent months as Washington shifted its focus toward the conflict with Iran.
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators last met in February for U.S.-mediated talks in Geneva, but failed to reach an agreement over territory. Talks have not resumed since.
Witkoff and Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the weekend as part of a renewed U.S. effort to end the fighting.
A senior Ukrainian presidential source told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the two U.S. negotiators had brought “more effective” proposals for ending the war.
Neither Moscow nor Kyiv announced a breakthrough following the meetings.
The four-and-a-half-year conflict has killed tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.
Negotiations remain deadlocked over Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region.
Russia does not fully control the area but has demanded it as part of any peace settlement.
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