Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy sees ‘window of opportunity’ for peace as US envoys to meet Putin

Ukrainian president says he hopes Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner get ‘specifics’ from Moscow meeting after trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. What we know on day 1,723 Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there could be a chance to reach a breakthrough this year in negotiations to end the war , as he arrived in Ireland ahead of talks with US envoys on Thursday. “Today there really is this opportunity, this window of opportunity, when all those participants who are now engaged in the negotiation process, genuinely want to achieve a result before 2027,” the Ukrainian president said. He is to meet the US presidential envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, after they return from a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow. “What’s important is that the Americans flew to Putin with specifics,” Zelenskyy said. “I would very much like them to return to Dublin with specifics.” The comments came after Russia and Ukraine agreed to the “largest prisoner exchange” of the war at their first US-bro