US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday after US-mediated talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials in Abu Dhabi, The Associated Press reported. The meetings produced an agreement in principle on a large prisoner exchange, but no breakthrough toward ending the war.

The exact number, timing and implementation of the exchange were not immediately clear. Prisoner swaps have been among the few concrete outcomes from contacts since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Moscow meeting did not resolve the central disputes. Putin reiterated his opposition to European troops being deployed in Ukraine after any ceasefire. Territory and Ukraine’s future security arrangements remain unresolved.

Diplomacy moves to Dublin

The US envoys were expected to travel to Dublin for discussions with European leaders as the European Political Community met. The gathering places the latest US-Russia contacts alongside European efforts to coordinate support for Ukraine and discuss the continent’s security.

The talks mark renewed diplomatic engagement, not an agreed settlement. The immediate test will be whether the prisoner exchange is carried out. Any wider progress will depend on concrete movement on ceasefire terms, security guarantees and territorial questions.