Writing on X, Kushner said the public maximalist demands and hard rhetoric differ from what is heard at the negotiating table. He said he and Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff are focused on establishing direct dialogue between Moscow and European partners and on preparing the agenda for the next round of trilateral talks.
According to Kushner, several "new ideas" emerged during the discussions, the content of which he did not disclose, citing confidentiality. Some of them, he asserted, could lead directly to a breakthrough, while others could develop into new proposals to overcome the remaining disagreements.
Kushner also said a peace agreement must provide reliable security guarantees for Ukraine and concrete measures to prevent a new war. NATO, he said, will remain a key element of European security. The plan envisages strengthening communication channels between militaries and interaction mechanisms to prevent conflicts.
The first round of Russia-Ukraine talks took place in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, followed by meetings between Trump's envoys and Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. According to The New York Times, the Kremlin handed over an informal document that essentially repeats the ultimatum of late 2021, including a demand to return NATO to its 1997 borders - withdrawing troops from Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Moscow is also seeking an end to Western arms supplies to Kyiv and demands that France and Britain rule out the use of nuclear weapons to protect other European countries.
Zelensky publicly said US negotiators asked Kyiv for the first time whether Ukraine would agree to withdraw troops from the Donbas in exchange for NATO membership. According to him, there is no concrete proposal yet; if the US and other NATO countries confirm it, Zelensky will put the issue to public discussion. Kyiv does not intend to recognize the occupied territories as Russian.