President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met with Russia's Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine. Putin, meanwhile,

Five hours of talks between Putin and US negotiators were “constructive”, Kremlin officials say, but “a lot of work lies ahead”.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, was expected to discuss with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a U.S.-backed peace proposal that was revised by American officials after recent negotiations with Ukrainian diplomats.

Putin meets Trump envoys Witkoff, Kushner for Ukraine peace talks. December 2, 2025. Russian President Vladimir Putin met U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve

They came shortly after Putin said European demands over a US-Russia draft peace place were unacceptable, adding that "if Europe wants to fight with us, we are ready to do so". The US envoys went to Moscow after similar talks with delegates from Kyiv in the last fortnight.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratcheted up tensions with Europe, warning that if the bloc starts a war with Russia, Moscow is ready.

Special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner took a walk in Moscow on Dec. 2, before meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov attend a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner at the Kremlin in Moscow,