Below is a roundup of developments from the Ukraine-Russia talks on Thursday, November 12:
US mediators, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump , and special envoy Steve Witkoff have arrived in Moscow, according to Russian news agencies.
"At Vnukovo [Airport], US President's special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were met by Russian President's special representative Kirill Dmitriev," Interfax news agency said.
"Welcoming Steve and Jared to Moscow," Dmitriev said on X, with an accompanying picture of himself shaking hands with Witkoff with Kushner standing alongside.
The pair had been in the United Arab Emirates over the past two days for trilateral peace talks.
"One of the positives is we agreed that we're going to have the biggest humanitarian release of prisoners, which we're going to finalize the numbers tomorrow," Kushner said after the Abu Dhabi talks ended.
Kushner and Witkoff are expected to address the issue of including European partners in the current trilateral format.
After meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kushner and Witkoff are expected to make their way to Ireland, where they are due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
There have been continued overnight attacks between Russia and Ukraine amid efforts to bring an end to Moscow's ongoing invasion.
