Updated / Wednesday, 11 Nov 2026 12:33
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Dublin this week following trilateral talks on ending the war in Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters, he said they will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow tomorrow before they meet with Mr Zelensky.
Mr Kushner said the meeting with President Putin would "go over what was discussed today and try to make more progress on some of the issues that we discussed because we see some openings".
"After that we're going to fly to Dublin and we're going to be with President Zelensky to debrief with him and further explore some of the ideas that we came up with here today," he added.
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Dublin traffic restrictions set to ramp up ahead of EU Presidency meetings
They are due to attend European Political Community meetings in the Convention Centre in the city centre tomorrow.
There will also be an informal meeting of EU leaders on Friday at the same venue.
Traffic restrictions and road closures around Dublin are set to increase significantly today because of the gatherings.
There will be rolling road closures between Dublin Airport and Casement Aerodrome and the city centre, with the greatest disruption expected on these routes in the afternoon and evening, from 1pm and 11pm.
A security cordon has been in place around the National Gallery on Merrion Square since 7am this morning.
Restrictions around the Convention Centre will also be extended this evening, resulting in the closure of the Samuel Beckett Bridge from 8pm.
Traffic and parking restrictions will also be imposed around hotels associated with the meetings in north and south Dublin.
Source: RTÉ News
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