The move to give Europe a seat at the negotiating table at the next round of talks, which US envoy Steve Witkoff announced, could mark a breakthrough.
"The Europeans will join at the next meeting, which we consider to be a very important moment because they are our partners and it's important to us that they take part," Witkoff told Russian state TV after meeting Putin in the Kremlin.
Witkoff and fellow US presidential envoy Jared Kushner later flew to Ireland and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who welcomed news that Europeans would be present at the next round of peace talks and expressed hope that the agenda would include steps towards a ceasefire and de-escalating the conflict.
