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U.S. envoys meet with Putin in the Kremlin after Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi

United States · Russia · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · Ireland

Told by 11 newspapers in 9 countries, between 14:00 and 06:00 on 12 November 2026.

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The headline in each newspaper

In short

U.S. envoys Kushner and Witkoff met Putin at the Kremlin in talks to end the war in Ukraine, following discussions in Abu Dhabi.123 TASS, in Russia, reports only that the meeting concluded, without details on what was discussed.4 According to PBS NewsHour, the envoys then travel to Dublin to meet Zelenskyy.56 The South China Morning Post says Putin indicated he would not compromise on Ukraine during the meeting.7

AIMade at 13:11, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. Written when the story had 9 newspapers; it is redone when new newspapers join. How it is made

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What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

  • US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin for talks on ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.123+69 newspapers from 8 countries
  • The meeting followed talks on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, according to The Hindu and NPR.342 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

  • PBS NewsHour and Mainichi say the envoys then headed to Dublin to see Zelenskyy; other outlets do not mention this stop.59
  • South China Morning Post says Putin indicated he would not compromise on Ukraine; other headlines do not mention Putin's position on concessions.7

Who is involved

  • The US envoys, Witkoff and Kushner, appear as those who met Putin.18
  • Vladimir Putin appears as the Kremlin's interlocutor in the talks.124

Background

  • 2014The war between Russia and Ukraine began in February 2014 with Russia's annexation of Crimea and, in February 2022, with the full-scale invasion.W
  • 2022Since 2022 there have been several rounds of peace talks; Russia seeks recognition of the territory it occupies, and Ukraine seeks a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops.W

AIMade at 13:16 from 9 headlines from 8 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • CBC News · Canada · 14:50U.S. envoys Kushner, Witkoff meet with Putin at Kremlin in talks to end Russia-Ukraine warRead at the newspaper ↗
  • TASS (state media) · Russia · 14:55Putin’s meeting with US presidential envoys concludesRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Hindu · India · 14:40U.S. envoys meet Putin at Kremlin following Ukraine talks in Abu DhabiRead at the newspaper ↗
  • NPR · United States · 15:30U.S. envoys meet with Putin in the Kremlin after Ukraine talks in Abu DhabiRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CBS News · United States · 15:052 top Trump advisors are in Russia for talks with PutinRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Süddeutsche Zeitung · Germany · 15:35Ukraine-Krieg: Kushner und Witkoff werben bei Putin für EuropäerRead at the newspaper ↗
  • PBS NewsHour · United States · 17:30U.S. envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine talks, then head for Dublin to see ZelenskyyRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The Sydney Morning Herald · Australia · 18:55US envoys meet Putin in push for peaceRead at the newspaper ↗
  • South China Morning Post · Hong Kong · 19:05Putin indicates he will not compromise on Ukraine in meeting with US envoysRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CGTN (state media) · China · 03:10US envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive at KremlinRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Mainichi · Japan · 06:31US envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine talks, then see Zelenskyy in DublinRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • envoys
  • putin
  • meet
  • ukraine