Vitkoff praises progress in Russia-Ukraine talks during Kremlin meeting with Putin.
The special envoy of the United States Steve Witkoff thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for hosting another meeting in the Kremlin and welcomed the resumption of the trilateral negotiations.
Vitkoff described the recent contacts in Abu Dhabi as positive, saying that the Russian and Ukrainian delegations worked effectively.
He also pointed to the upcoming prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine as evidence of progress toward a settlement.
Vitkoff separately thanked Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky for his work in Abu Dhabi and his involvement in efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine from the beginning.
He added that European representatives did not sit at the negotiating table in Abu Dhabi but were informed about the tripartite contacts.