US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday, November 12, 2026, to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Trump administration has formally asked Russia to submit a proposal for a new European security framework as part of ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. According to Pryamiy, Washington wants Moscow to outline its demands alongside concrete steps to reduce military tensions and ensure Russia will not attack European countries in the future.
US officials are urging Putin to allow European representatives to participate in the next round of peace talks. Washington hopes that giving European governments a seat at the table will help persuade them to engage in broader discussions over the continent's security architecture.
As reported by The Tribune, the concept of a new European security framework dominated trilateral discussions between American, Russian, and Ukrainian delegates that began on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. Russian delegation sources have indicated that reviewing security for the entire continent is Moscow's main objective.
In turn, Ukrainian officials have warned against a "Yalta 2.0" scenario in which major powers divide Europe's security spheres without full regional consent, though President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed optimism regarding recent shifts in the US envoys' approach.
Following their talks with Putin in Moscow on Thursday, Witkoff and Kushner are scheduled to travel to Dublin to meet with President Zelensky.
The scenario of a nuclear war between Russia and Europe could lead to the deaths of hundreds of millions of Europeans. The US does not want this scenario, much less to reflexively get involved in such a confrontation. The mission of the Trump administration's envoys this week is no small feat, but a service to humanity.
