BBC:
Ukraine’s president has welcomed a pledge from US envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, to include delegates from the European Union in the next round of peace talks with Russia.
European leaders have expressed deepening security concerns this week, and Volodymyr Zelensky said bringing them into the talks would ensure the EU has a “voice” in negotiations.
Kushner and Witkoff met Zelensky in Dublin on Thursday evening as part of a busy day of shuttle diplomacy – they met Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier, who said that Russia’s position on the war – and its demand for territory – has not changed.
The meetings follow talks in Abu Dhabi last week that failed to reach a breakthrough in ending the war.
But Thursday did see Russia and Ukraine agree to another prisoner exchange – the largest swap yet since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.
Kushner said it would return “thousands of people to their families”, but further details like how many prisoners would be exchanged or a timeline, were not given.
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