Putin Holds Late-Night Talks with US Envoys on Ukraine Peace Deal
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Moneycontrol•23-01-2026, 02:51
Putin Holds Late-Night Talks with US Envoys on Ukraine Peace Deal
- •Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Josh Gruenbaum in Moscow to discuss ending the Ukraine war.
- •The meeting, held shortly before midnight, followed President Trump's statement that a deal was "reasonably close."
- •Key issues include the status of Ukrainian territory, particularly the 20% of Donetsk still held by Ukraine, and Russia's demand for Ukraine to abandon its NATO ambitions.
- •US envoys flew from Davos, Switzerland, where they met Ukrainian officials, while Trump met with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy.
- •Zelenskiy confirmed security guarantees were finalized but territory remained unsolved; trilateral talks are set for Abu Dhabi.
Why It Matters: Putin met US envoys for late-night talks on Ukraine, with territory and NATO as key unresolved issues.
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