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Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for Ukraine talks with Putin

Russia · Ukraine · United States

Told by 10 newspapers in 9 countries, between 05:00 and 03:00 on 12 November 2026.

In this story

The headline in each newspaper

In short

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow and met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, following Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi.12345678 According to Al Jazeera and Axios, as cited by Il Fatto Quotidiano, the US asked Russia for de-escalation measures with Europe.910 Süddeutsche Zeitung reports that Kushner and Witkoff lobbied Putin on behalf of Europeans, while the South China Morning Post writes that Putin indicated he would not compromise on Ukraine.1112 TASS reports that Putin received the US special envoys at the Kremlin.13

AIMade at 04:06, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. How it is made

Compare the papers

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.

  • ANSA · Italy · 05:20Tass, Witkoff e Kushner arrivati a Mosca per i colloquiRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine · Germany · 05:00F.A.Z. Frühdenker: Was besprechen Kushner und Witkoff mit Putin in Moskau?Read at the newspaper ↗
  • The Kyiv Independent · Ukraine · 06:00Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Moscow following Ukraine peace talks, Russian state media reportsRead at the newspaper ↗
  • TASS (state media) · Russia · 06:06Putin’s envoy Dmitriev meets US negotiators Witkoff, Kushner at Vnukovo AirportRead at the newspaper ↗
  • The National (state media) · United Arab Emirates · 09:30President Sheikh Mohamed meets Witkoff and Kushner during Russia-Ukraine talksRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Egypt Independent · Egypt · 09:15Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow for Ukraine talks with PutinRead at the newspaper ↗
  • ABC News · United States · 10:20Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Moscow to meet with Putin, discuss Ukraine peace talksRead 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
  • arrive