Ukraine peace talks: US envoys arrive in Russia to meet with Putin

JUST IN: US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin, pushing Ukraine peace talks forward after two days of trilateral negotiations in Abu Dhabi.

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are in Moscow this morning to meet Vladimir Putin.

The two US envoys landed at Vnukovo Airport after two days of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, and you can see them here on the tarmac. They were met by Kirill Dmitriev, Putin's special representative, who posted a handshake photo and a welcome on X.

Abu Dhabi did produce something concrete. Kushner said both sides agreed to what he called the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners so far, with numbers to be finalised. The envoys are also expected to raise bringing European partners into the format. After the Kremlin, they travel on to Ireland to meet President Zelenskyy.

The war has not paused for any of it. Russia struck energy facilities and a munitions warehouse in Kyiv overnight, and Moscow says it shot down five drones heading for the capital. Diplomats in one city, explosions in another, on the same night.

This is Sara White, reporting for HIT.