--- title: "Trump's Special Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Moscow for Meeting with Putin" description: "Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived at Vnukovo Airport, where they were met by Kirill Dmitriev. After meeting with Putin, they will head to Dublin for talks with Zelenskyy." date: 2026-11-12T05:22:48.387Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/trump-envoys-witkoff-kushner-arrive-moscow tags: [trump-envoys, moscow-talks, ukraine-war, kushner, witkoff, putin] author: "Alexander Buran" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Trump's Special Envoys Witkoff and Kushner Arrive in Moscow for Meeting with Putin ![Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in business suits during an official meeting](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/12/uitkoff-i-kushner-prileteli-v-moskvu-na-vstrechu-s-putinym/uitkoff-i-kushner-prileteli-v-moskvu-na-vstrechu-s-putinym-1.webp) ## Key Points - Witkoff and Kushner landed at Vnukovo, where they were met by Putin's special representative Kirill Dmitriev. - According to Yuri Ushakov, the meeting with Putin is scheduled for the first half of the day. - The visit follows two-day talks in Abu Dhabi, where the parties agreed on a prisoner exchange, but Russia refused to discuss a ceasefire, territorial issues, energy, and Black Sea security. - After Moscow, the delegation will head to Dublin to meet with Zelenskyy; Kushner announced the intention to expand the format with EU and NATO participation. US President's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin. As reported by RBK-Ukraine citing the Russian agency TASS, the plane carrying the American negotiators landed at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport, where they were greeted by Russian presidential special representative Kirill Dmitriev. Following the airport meeting, the motorcade carrying the delegation departed from Vnukovo. ### Arrival at Vnukovo and Meeting Schedule According to earlier information, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov stated that the White House envoys' meeting with Putin would take place in the first half of the day. The Kremlin also confirmed the tentative timing of the talks. Thus, the American delegation's visit to the Russian capital is of a working nature and fits into the ongoing cycle of contacts between Washington and Moscow regarding the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. ### Format and Goals of the Negotiations The current visit to Moscow takes place against the backdrop of two-day talks between Ukraine, the US, and Russia in Abu Dhabi, following which, according to available data, the parties agreed on a prisoner exchange. At the same time, according to RBK-Ukraine sources, the Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi refused to discuss a ceasefire, territorial issues, energy, and security in the Black Sea. The context of these agreements and refusals serves as an important framework for the Moscow round of contacts. ### Further Route: Dublin and Multilateral Format After Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner are reportedly scheduled to travel to Dublin, where Volodymyr Zelenskyy awaits them. According to Kushner himself, in Moscow, the American side intends to try to transform the trilateral talks into a multilateral format involving the European Union and NATO. This indicates that the Moscow leg is viewed as part of a broader diplomatic architecture extending beyond bilateral contacts. ### Context: Other Reports on Delegation Travel It is worth noting that open sources also feature other reports regarding trips by the same delegation: a number of publications previously referred to plans for a meeting in St. Petersburg, as well as visits dated September. These pieces of information relate to different stages of the negotiating cycle and are not identical to the current Moscow visit reported at the core of this material. Nevertheless, they confirm the intensity and multi-vector nature of diplomatic activity surrounding the Ukrainian issue. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Уиткофф и Кушнер прилетели в Москву на встречу с Путиным](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/vitkoff-i-kushner-priletili-moskvi-zustrich-1794460594.html) - Primary source basis: arrival at Vnukovo, meeting with Dmitriev, Ushakov's words about the first half of the day, route to Dublin, Abu Dhabi context, Kushner's intention for a multilateral format. - [Как прошел визит Кушнера и Уиткоффа в Москву](https://www.forbes.ru/society/567982-kak-prosel-vizit-kusnera-i-uitkoffa-v-moskvu) - Confirms the format of the visit to Vnukovo with Dmitriev; dating in the headline/short description (September 5) refers to a different stage of the cycle and does not match the current visit. - [Уиткофф и Кушнер могут встретиться с Путиным в Петербурге](https://news.mail.ru/politics/72792014/) - Reference to NYT regarding a possible meeting in St. Petersburg (October 21) after contacts in Norway; relates to a different stage, used only as context. - [NYT: Уиткофф и Кушнер встретятся с Путиным в Петербурге для обсуждения сделки](https://www.dp.ru/a/2026/10/20/nyt-uitkoff-i-kushner-vstretjatsja) - Similarly — NYT about St. Petersburg; contextual source, not identical to the current Moscow visit. ## FAQ ### Who met the American envoys in Moscow? At Vnukovo Airport, the delegation was met by Russian presidential special representative Kirill Dmitriev, after which the motorcade left the airport. ### When is the meeting with Putin scheduled? According to Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, the meeting is to take place in the first half of the day. ### Where will the delegation go after Moscow? According to available data, to Dublin, where Volodymyr Zelenskyy is awaiting them. ### What was discussed at the Abu Dhabi talks? The parties agreed on a prisoner exchange; according to sources, the Russian delegation refused to discuss a ceasefire, territorial issues, energy, and Black Sea security.