Putin meets with US envoys for Ukraine war talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on Saturday. During the discussions, Putin described the situation in Ukraine as difficult. A Kremlin aide characterized the talks, which lasted over three hours, as highly useful in the effort to reach a deal to end the war. However, the Kremlin provided no indication that a breakthrough had been achieved during these high-level meetings between the Russian and US representatives.