On the evening of November 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at a military airfield near Dublin. Ahead of the meeting, Kushner expressed hope for progress toward reaching a peace agreement with Russia.
This was reported by Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.
The US representatives arrived at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel. The Ukrainian president arrived there shortly afterward.
Heightened security measures were put in place around the airfield. Ukrainian officials are hosting the American delegation with assistance from their Irish counterparts.
Before the talks began, journalists asked Jared Kushner whether any progress had been made toward reaching a peace agreement with Russia.
“Hopefully,” the US negotiator replied.
According to RTÉ, the participants are likely to make comments to the press after the meeting concludes.
Earlier on November 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Witkoff and Kushner at the Kremlin. He made several statements concerning Ukraine. In particular, the dictator said that Russia recognizes only one line of demarcation with Ukraine — the state border. Putin also described foreign military personnel on Ukrainian territory as legitimate targets for the Russian army.
