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U.S. envoys Kushner, Witkoff meet with Putin at Kremlin in talks to end Russia-Ukraine war

United States · Russia · Ukraine

Told by 4 newspapers in 4 countries, between 13:00 and 03:00 on 12 November 2026.

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US envoys Witkoff and Kushner met Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow for talks on ending the war in Ukraine.1234 According to TASS, Putin asked the envoys to pass his gratitude to Trump for the contacts between Russia and Ukraine.5 Ukraine says Starlink communications were disrupted during the same period the envoys met Putin.6 Outlets report the meeting followed talks in Abu Dhabi, and PBS says the envoys would then travel to Dublin to see Zelenskyy.78910

AIMade at 12:56, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. 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.

  • TASS (state media) · Russia · 13:00Putin asks Witkoff, Kushner to convey his gratitude to Trump for Russia-Ukraine contactsRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CBC News · Canada · 14:50U.S. envoys Kushner, Witkoff meet with Putin at Kremlin in talks to end Russia-Ukraine warRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Süddeutsche Zeitung · Germany · 15:35Ukraine-Krieg: Kushner und Witkoff werben bei Putin für EuropäerRead at the newspaper ↗
  • CGTN (state media) · China · 03:10US envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive at KremlinRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • witkoff
  • kushner
  • putin
  • envoys