U.S. Special Envoy Whitcoff and Trump's son-in-law Kushner want to present updated proposals on Ukraine to the Russian president. The meeting is reportedly set to take place as early as January, but no final decision has been made yet.
U.S. Special Envoy Stephen Whitcoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are considering a trip to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, January 14, citing sources familiar with the situation.
According to the agency's sources, the meeting could take place as early as this month, but plans are not yet final, and the timing may shift due to the unstable situation surrounding Iran.
Reuters was unable to quickly confirm this information. The White House did not respond to a request for comment, but one representative of the U.S. administration told Bloomberg that no meeting is officially scheduled at this time.
Peace Proposals and Trump's Position
According to Bloomberg, Whitcoff and Kushner intend to present Putin and his entourage with the latest version of peace proposals. The negotiations are expected to address security guarantees from the U.S. and Europe to ensure a possible agreement, as well as the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine.
The report comes after Trump publicly expressed frustration with Putin's position due to the ongoing war in Ukraine earlier this month, reiterating that he initially thought ending the conflict would be a simple task.
Mediation Efforts
Whitcoff and Kushner previously visited Moscow for talks with Putin in early December. Putin then called the meeting necessary and useful, but noted that there are provisions in the American proposals for ending the war against Ukraine that Moscow does not agree with.
In early January, a summit took place in Paris involving Ukraine, its European allies, and the U.S., where possible security guarantees for Kyiv after the war were discussed. During the meeting, the Ukrainian delegation held separate talks with the American side, including on the issue of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and the future status of Donbas. According to Le Monde, Kremlin Special Representative Kirill Dmitriev was in Paris during the summit. Axios reported that he held meetings with Kushner and Whitcoff.
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