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U.S. President’s Special Envoy Jared Kushner stated that the bulk of the peace agreement has already been drafted and agreed upon. At the same time, its further progress depends on resolving the territorial issue, on which Ukraine and Russia have not yet reached a common position.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is politically ready to resume negotiations, while Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov did not rule out the possibility that a meeting between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine could take place in Abu Dhabi.

The T-shirts bearing the slogan “Kyiv Regime,” which attracted attention on social media, were merely a public element during the negotiations with Witkoff and Kushner.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine is ready to seek compromise solutions during negotiations aimed at ending the war.

In recent weeks, Vladimir Putin's rhetoric has been changing so rapidly that some of his statements contradict one another.

During a visit to Kyiv, U.S. government officials stated that Russia might be ready for negotiations after the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Ukrainian negotiating team following a series of meetings in Kyiv with representatives of the U.S. president.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is once again trying to bring Russia and Ukraine back to the negotiating table. "Shelter" reports on the visit by White House special envoys to Moscow and Kyiv and whether the Kremlin is ready to make concessions.

A bilateral meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping is currently taking place in Bishkek on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that Moscow sees no point in returning to the 2022–2023 version of the “Black Sea Initiative” and suspending hostilities in the Black Sea. Sergey Lavrov also commented on Turkey’s proposal.