US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Their visit is part of Washington’s latest effort to secure a peace agreement in Ukraine.

The Kremlin meeting was expected to take place during the first half of the day. It will mark Witkoff’s 10th in-person meeting with Putin.

The visit follows two days of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Those discussions ended on Wednesday with plans for another major prisoner exchange. However, negotiators announced no public breakthrough on broader issues.

Kirill Dmitriev, Putin’s special envoy, greeted Kushner and Witkoff at their aircraft. He then accompanied them into central Moscow ahead of their meeting with the Russian president.

Ukraine Peace Talks Remain Deadlocked

The Abu Dhabi meetings marked the first direct, US-mediated negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in nine months. The talks aimed to end the war, which has continued for four and a half years.

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Russian and Ukrainian negotiators reported some progress. However, the US delegation said major differences remained, particularly over territorial issues.

Despite public optimism from US President Donald Trump, neither side has indicated a major compromise.

Kyiv has firmly rejected Putin’s demand that Ukraine surrender the entire eastern Donbas region as part of a peace settlement. With negotiations over territory stalled, US mediators have sought to shift discussions towards postwar security guarantees and reconstruction.

Russia Raises Possibility of Non-Aggression Pacts

Meanwhile, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Moscow could consider non-aggression agreements with NATO member states.

The proposal could form part of a new security framework for Europe. However, several European politicians have opposed discussions about the continent’s broader security arrangements before meaningful progress is made in Ukraine.

They have also called for a ceasefire as a key step towards wider negotiations.