Overview
- Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said no further meeting is planned after the Dec. 2 session in Moscow with Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
- The delegation canceled a planned stop in Kyiv and returned directly to Washington, signaling no immediate coordination with Ukraine.
- Reporting by ZDF states Russia stuck to Vladimir Putin’s previously touted 28-point framework and resisted compromises on territory, security guarantees and limits on Ukraine’s forces.
- Focus Online, citing AP and India Today, reports Putin called parts of the U.S. plan “unacceptable” and described the talks as difficult, while restating objectives in the Donbas.
- Analysts quoted by ZDF assess that the Kremlin believes time favors Russia, reducing pressure to pursue a negotiated settlement in the near term.