Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Vadomusti reports. The meeting was attended by presidential aides Yuri Ushkov and Vladimir Medinsky, as well as the head of the RDIF Kirill Dmitriev. The head of state thanked Donald Trump for organizing the meetings, and Melania Trump for the assistance in humanitarian issues. According to TASS, Witkoff noted that the impending prisoner exchange indicates progress in the settlement.