Witkoff and Kushner to meet Putin in Moscow, then Zelenskyy in Dublin after Abu Dhabi talks

The planned visits follow two days of discussions involving Ukrainian, Russian and American delegations in the United Arab Emirates on November 10–11.

"Tomorrow, Steve and I will go to Moscow to meet with Putin, discuss what was discussed today, and try to make more progress on some of the issues we discussed, because we see certain opportunities and prospects there," Kushner said, according to remarks carried by DRM News.

Kushner said the Moscow meeting would address humanitarian issues, including assistance and the release of prisoners of war.

The American envoys also intend to raise the possibility of allowing European representatives to participate directly in future negotiations.

European officials attended separate consultations in Abu Dhabi but were not included in the meetings with the Russian delegation after Moscow objected to their presence.

"There were representatives of the EU here. There were representatives of NATO. There were also representatives of the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and France," Kushner said.

"We were very united in all the discussions we had. So our goal is to turn this into a multilateral format."

Kushner said the envoys would travel to Dublin to meet Zelenskyy after their visit to Moscow. He did not specify the date of that meeting.

Prisoner exchange under discussion

Kushner also confirmed progress toward a large-scale prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia, with the number of prisoners and the timing expected to be discussed further on November 12.

Ukraine's chief negotiator, Rustem Umerov, confirmed that work on the exchange was continuing.

David Arakhamia, a member of the Ukrainian delegation, said he hoped the exchange would be among the largest since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Zelenskyy previously said the potential exchange could involve 1,000 prisoners from each side or as many as 1,500 from each side.

No final figures or date for the exchange have been announced, and no prisoners have been released under the proposed arrangement.

Arakhamia said another round of negotiations could be scheduled after the envoys' meetings in Moscow and Dublin. He also described the current diplomatic momentum as promising for reaching a decision before the end of the year.

The Abu Dhabi talks covered possible steps toward ending the fighting, postwar security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe's role in future security arrangements.

Following the discussions, the European Commission said any agreement must respect Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independent decision-making, while providing credible security guarantees.

The planned Moscow and Dublin meetings have not yet produced an announced agreement on ending the war.