Russian president Vladimir Putin’s meeting with U.S. presidential special envoy Steven Witkoff will take place in Moscow on the afternoon of December 2, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Peskov said that on December 1, Putin “will hold several non-public meetings as part of preparations for Russian-American contacts.” He also did not rule out that a joint statement could be issued following the talks.
A day earlier, Witkoff, who has met with Putin several times this year, took part in a meeting between a U.S. delegation and Ukrainian representatives in Florida.
The sides discussed various aspects of the U.S. peace plan. Participants called the talks constructive and noted progress, but no concrete agreements were reached.
After the meeting, Steven Witkoff confirmed he would depart for Russia on December 1 to continue discussing the peace initiative.
Earlier reports said the U.S. president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who also took part in the talks with Ukraine in Florida, would travel to Russia with Witkoff. Peskov did not mention Kushner’s visit in his remarks.
