Ushakov listed the documents that were discussed at the meeting with Witkoff

At the Russian–American talks, the sides discussed the U.S. plan for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, as well as four other documents on this topic that had been handed over to Russia.

This was stated by Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov at a late-night briefing in the Kremlin, where the five-hour talks took place. Vladimir Putin met with U.S. President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and businessman Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law. On the Russian side, in addition to Putin, Ushakov and the president’s special representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, took part in the meeting.

“There was a document that contained 27 points. It was given to us, and we naturally read it. However, we did not work on the wording and held no discussions with our American colleagues about it. Later we received several more documents — specifically four documents — which were also discussed today at the meeting between our president, Witkoff and Kushner,” Ushakov said.

He did not disclose the substance of these documents, noting that they all concern a long-term peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine.

“At first there was one version. Then that version was revised, and instead of one there appeared four documents,” he said.

Ushakov described the conversation as “very useful, constructive, very substantive.” According to him, there was an opportunity to thoroughly discuss the prospects for further joint work toward a long-term peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. He said they discussed the content of the documents that the Americans had handed to Moscow some time ago.

“We did not discuss specific wording or specific proposals. We discussed the essence of what is laid out in these American documents. We could agree with some things — and the president confirmed that to his interlocutors. Some things drew criticism from us. The president did not conceal our critical, even negative, attitude toward a number of proposals,” Ushakov said.

In the end, he noted, the two sides stated their readiness to continue working together to reach a long-term peaceful settlement in Ukraine.

“Specific territorial issues were discussed — without them we do not see a solution to the crisis,” Ushakov stressed.

In his words,

“That [territorial question] is naturally the most important for us — and for the Americans as well. A compromise option has not yet been found. But some of the American ideas look more or less acceptable, though they need to be discussed. Some of the formulations that were proposed to us suit us. This is indeed one of the most important questions,” he said.

He declined to reveal what Moscow agreed with and what it did not, citing an arrangement with the Americans not to disclose the substance of the talks.

Ushakov added that the prospects for future economic cooperation between Russia and the United States were also discussed, as had been the case in previous meetings.

Asked whether Russia and Ukraine were closer to peace after these talks or not, Ushakov replied:

“Not further away, that’s for sure. But a lot of work still lies ahead — both in Washington and in Moscow. This has been agreed, and contacts will continue.”

Ushakov noted that Kushner had worked on resolving the conflict in the Middle East and some time ago became involved in efforts to settle the situation between Russia and Ukraine, including playing an active role in preparing the American proposals.