Overview
- Trump directed envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow and tasked Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to engage Ukrainian officials, with both to report progress to the White House.
- The White House said the United States has achieved significant progress in bringing Ukraine and Russia to negotiations, though a few issues remain unresolved.
- Driscoll recently held talks with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi about achieving a durable peace, according to his press secretary as reported by Axios.
- Media reports say core disputes persist over territorial arrangements, limits on Ukraine’s armed forces, NATO aspirations, and security guarantees.
- Ukrainian and Russian intelligence chiefs also met in Abu Dhabi the same day, with the meeting’s scope expanded by Driscoll’s visit, according to Axios.