U.S. Special Envoy Witkoff to Meet with Putin
Witkoff disclosed the scheduled encounter during an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos. "Well, look, we have to go meet him on Thursday," Witkoff stated, referencing Putin.
He acknowledged "great progress" toward conflict resolution in recent weeks while identifying territorial disagreements as the primary obstacle to settlement.
Witkoff revealed that US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will accompany him on the diplomatic mission. "Jared and I will leave Thursday night and arrive in Moscow late at night, and then go over to the UAE afterwards for working groups," he explained.
The envoy emphasized that Moscow initiated the diplomatic engagement. "They've asked for the meeting. The Russians have invited us to come. And that's a significant statement from them… So I think everybody is embedded in the process and wants to see a peace deal happen."
Witkoff said discussions will center on Washington's 20-point peace framework. "We're massaging it and harmonizing it, and I think we're down to land deals now – that's been the 800lb elephant in the room – and I think we have some very, very good ideas around that," he declared.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov validated Witkoff and Kushner's forthcoming arrival. He stressed that "it is important for us to obtain all the information on the discussions between Americans, Europeans, and Ukrainians" along with corresponding proposals.
The announcement follows Witkoff's Tuesday meeting with Kirill Dmitriev, a principal special envoy to Putin, in Davos—after the Kremlin indicated Moscow planned to transmit "certain information" to the US regarding settlement negotiations.
Witkoff has personally met Putin at least six times in 2025 as part of peace mediation efforts, with the latest five-hour session occurring December 2. Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov then reported that "no compromises have been found as of yet," noting that "some American proposals are acceptable to Russia... others are not."
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