Putin open to Europe joining Ukraine peace talks, says Witkoff

In Dublin, we “will download Zelenskyy on everything that has occurred,” Witkoff said.

European governments so far have been skeptical about the prospects for a breakthrough following the latest round of talks in Abu Dhabi this week.

“The Russian demands are the same maximalist demands that we have heard for years,” said a diplomat, who was granted anonymity because the discussions were confidential. Two officials from the EU, Björn Seibert, chief of staff to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Anna-Maria Boura, chief foreign policy adviser to European Council President António Costa , returned from Abu Dhabi and briefed EU ambassadors.