USHAKOV: TALKS WERE SUBSTANTIVE, FRANK AND USEFUL

MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 12 /SRNA – RIA Novosti/ – The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were substantive, constructive, frank and useful, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.

“The talks and exchange of views were highly informative, constructive, frank and useful, as were all previous ones,” Ushakov told press.

He noted that Putin had specifically drawn the attention of the US envoys to the fact that Kyiv was raising the issue of so-called grey zones.

Ushakov said that Russia and the USA had agreed to begin contacts on organising a humanitarian mission in Kostiantynivka.

He stressed that Moscow was ready to immediately coordinate with US representatives the parameters of new long-term security architecture and expressed hope that European representatives would support the idea.

In this regard, Ushakov announced a meeting between Putin and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation /APEC/ summit in Shenzhen.

Ushakov said he hoped that Ukraine would take the implementation of the prisoner-of-war exchange agreements seriously.