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Putin aide Yuri Ushakov says that talks with the US were "useful" but there is a "lot of work" ahead.

Speaking to Russian media shortly after the meeting concluded, the Russian foreign policy adviser says that there is "no compromise version" for the plan for Ukraine yet. He says that some US proposals are acceptable for Russia, but others aren't.

He says that Ukraine's territorial concessions as well as Russia-US economic cooperation was also discussed.

Ushakov adds that Russia received four documents in additional to the 28-point plan, and that Russia and the US had agreed not to disclose further detail of the talks.

We've got another comment on those concluded talks, this time from Yuri Ushakov, the other foreign policy adviser around the table for the Russian side.

He says the talks were "constructive, very useful and substantive".

We're starting to get some more details now - following the conclusion of those US-Russia talks.

Putin's foreign policy adviser, Kirill Dmitriev - who was at the table - described the talks as "productive".

US envoy Steve Witkoff has left the Kremlin and is now at the US embassy in Moscow, according to Russian media.

The talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US envoy Steve Witkoff and US foreign policy adviser Jared Kushner are now over.

They lasted about five hours, according to reports in Russian media.

As soon as we get any more details about the meeting we'll bring them to you.

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Those talks between Vladimir Putin and two of US President Trump's closest foreign policy advisers in Moscow are seemingly still continuing into the night, with Russian media reporting that they have lasted over three hours so far.

If you're just joining us, here's what's been happening:

• Ahead of the talks, we saw Trump's representatives for the meeting - his special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner - being shown the sights of Moscow by their Russian hosts
• On the sidelines of an investment event he was attending, Putin stated that Russia had no plans to fight Europe, but if it "wants to fight with us, we are ready to do so"
• The talks finally got under way evening-time in Moscow, and video footage showed the two sides exchanging some pleasantries - we've not heard an update since
• Elsewhere, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has been visiting Dublin. In a joint press conference with the Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin, he said he sees a "chance to end this war" but stressed that sticking points remain
• Meanwhile an information war rages on, as Russia claims to have captured the city of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region. This is denied by the Ukrainian side, and international analysts say it is too early to tell

The Ukrainian military has managed to "significantly improve the tactical position" in Kupyansk, its top general says in an update this evening, following Russia's claim to have had conquered the northeastern city two weeks ago.

Oleksandr Syrskyi says he has discussed "the implementation of measures to stabilize the situation" in the Kupyansk district, adding that the information reported is "encouraging".

It comes after Russia also claimed that its army had overrun Pokrovsk - also located in eastern Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities and international observers have since questioned this.

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The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale has been speaking to serving and former Ukrainian soldiers about the prospects of a peace deal.

Denys has been serving in the Ukrainian army for the past two years. He says that "everyone's drained, everyone's tired mentally and physically".

But he makes it clear they are not ready to give up after sacrificing so much. "Nobody will give Putin the Donbas. No way, it's our land," he says.

Andrii is heading back to the front line after some time on leave - Ukrainian soldiers get 20 days annually.

He dismisses the idea of peace talks as "chatter, just chatter" and doesn't think the war will be over soon.

"Serhii" deserted the army in May. He says his unit was already below strength when it was sent to the front, near Pokrovsk, without proper training or equipment.

He is doubtful Ukraine can win: "If you think logically, no. A country of 140 million against us with 32 million - logically it doesn't add up."

• You can read more in Jonathan Beale's full piece here

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Jonathan Beale
Defence correspondent, in eastern Ukraine

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Meanwhile, as diplomatic efforts continue in Dublin and Moscow, the war rumbles on in Ukraine.

Until last month, the trains were still running in the Donetsk region, but they’re not anymore as Russia advances.

On the platforms soldiers and civilians mingle, waiting for the next train to take them out of danger.

Oleksandr is among the many trying to flee west, and he thinks its time to make a deal: “Russia’s demands are probably unacceptable for us, but I don’t know… maybe personally, I would already agree to those terms”.

Oleksandr is uncertain whether he’ll ever return. Like many others he’s already making plans to settle elsewhere.

Yevheniy and his wife Maryna have just arrived from Kramatorsk, along with their two children. She tells me there are "more drones now".

"It's getting harder and harder to even go outside. Everything is dangerous," she says. "Even going to the shop, you might not come back."

Paul Adams
Diplomatic correspondent

Just to be clear, what Vladimir Putin was railing against earlier was Europe’s involvement in the peace process, rather than the latest version of the peace plan being presented by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

It’s not known to what extent European input has been reflected in the current document. Unlike the public furore that accompanied the leak of the heavily pro-Russian "28-point plan" almost two weeks ago, little is known about the current draft.

Kyiv's European allies, horrified by the 28-point plan, quickly countered with their own document, in which many of the most contentious elements – including Washington’s recognition of Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk as de facto Russian – were removed.

Kyiv has welcomed Europe’s involvement and Ukrainian officials, including President Zelensky, have spoken of significant progress over the past week. But we still don’t know how much influence the Europeans have had.

Whatever the document Witkoff and Kushner have in their hands, it's likely to be a stripped-down hybrid of the competing visions, with some of the most difficult elements (territory, future relations with Nato, etc) put off for the leaders themselves to discuss, if and when they decide to get together.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the White House

We're nearly two hours into a marathon cabinet meeting at the White House, and Ukraine has just been brought up again by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

In his own remarks - which were largely focused on praising Trump - Rubio said that "the president is trying to end" the war in Ukraine, despite having a "million things to focus on."

"Even as we speak to you now, Steve Witkoff is in Moscow trying to find a way to end this war," Rubio said.

Questions are expected to begin soon.

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As talks continue between Russian and US officials in Moscow, Ukraine waits to hear the outcome.

Earlier in Dublin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed he would "react according to the results" once he had heard back from the US following today's talks.

Asked whether he has plans to meet with US envoy Steve Witkoff - currently sat opposite Putin in the Kremlin - in the coming days, Zelensky said he would be welcome in Kyiv "if we can count on real specific dialogue not just words".

And, in a social media post, Zelensky reiterates that he is waiting for "signals" from the US delegation in Russia.

"If the signals work as fair play with our partners, then maybe we will meet with the American delegation very quickly," he says this evening.

"I am ready to receive all the signals, ready to meet with President Trump. Everything depends on today's conversations."

Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

After its previous version (the so-called "28-point plan") caused consternation in Ukraine and among its allies in Europe, is what's on the table now any less favourable towards Russia?

These were some of the key questions hanging in the air - and dodged by President Zelensky in his news conference in Dublin earlier. He said that he was not prepared to reveal the details and that everyone should wait for the outcome of the talks in Moscow.

Some of what he said, though, differed significantly from the previously reported US positions.

First, President Zelensky argued that nothing should be discussed let alone agreed about Ukraine without Ukraine's involvement - well, this is what's happening in the Kremlin now.

Second, Zelensky's remarks about Russian accountability for war crimes in Ukraine and efforts to set up a tribunal to prosecute them fly right in the face of the 28-point plan, which envisioned an amnesty. Whether this particular point is still in the proposed plan is unclear.

Third, Zelensky's insistence that Russian frozen assets be used to help Ukraine is very different from Washington's reported efforts to bring the Russian economy back in from the cold.

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Sitting opposite the Russian president and his advisers are the men that Ukraine are hoping can reach a deal that ends the war. But who are they?

Steve Witkoff

A real estate magnate and golf partner of US President Donald Trump, Witkoff was initially appointed US special envoy to the Middle East and is now a key part of the US negotiations with Russia.

He has been criticised for appearing to prioritise Russia’s demands for ending the war, and has visited Moscow several times this year - without going to Kyiv.

Ahead of his meeting with Putin, Witkoff also held talks with Starmer, Zelensky and Ukraine's new chief negotiator Rustem Umerov.

Jared Kushner

Kushner is Trump's son-in-law and was a key figure in the president's first term. He is known for his international business dealings and property development.

He has only recently appeared to get involved in process and is acting as an outside adviser in diplomatic talks.

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As we've been reporting, accompanying Russian President Vladimir Putin at these talks with the US delegation are two advisers, Yuri Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev. Russia media has not named the fourth man on the Russian side of the table, who sits next to Putin.

Let's take a look at who these Russia foreign policy advisers are:

Yuri Ushakov

• He has been Putin's foreign policy adviser since 2012

• From 1998 to 2008, he then served as Russia's US ambassador
• Ushakov also served as deputy chief of staff for the Russia government from 2008 to 2012

Kirill Dmitriev

• He's been a fixture of US-Russian diplomatic initiatives since the start of US President Trump's second term - though he is also an experienced businessman who worked and studied in the US for several years and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund
• Dmitriev was also brought up in Ukraine, and it has been reported that he took part in pro-democracy protests in Kyiv before the fall of the Soviet Union when he was a 15-year-old

Vitaliy Shevchenko
Russia editor, BBC Monitoring

Russian news agency RIA has just posted a video of Vladimir Putin beginning his meeting with US representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

We can hear niceties being exchanged between them, with the Russian president telling the American envoys through an interpreter that he is "so pleased to see you", and asking about their walk through Moscow.

"Yes it’s a magnificent city," US special envoy Witkoff says to Putin. The Russian president thanks him.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the White House

Speaking at the cabinet meeting happening now at the White House, Trump just briefly touched upon the war between Russia and Ukraine, saying that the US is "trying to get that settled".

He has so far offered no specifics on the talks taking place in Moscow, although he did say that the war was "not an easy situation" to resolve.

The rest of the president's initial remarks on the conflict were familiar talking points, in which he criticised the Biden administration's handling of the war, arguing that financial and military aid was distributed "like it was candy".

"We are not invovled in the war monetarily anymore," he said, noting that military equipment is now sold to Nato allies before being transferred to Ukraine.

Stay with us, I'll let you know if the topic comes up again at this meeting.

Images released by the Kremlin show the US delegation, including special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, meeting the Russian president at the Kremlin.

They are also joined by presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev and foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, according to the photos.

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We're now hearing reports that the meeting is under way in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the US president's son-in-law and adviser.

We'll bring you more on this when we get it.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the White House

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Meanwhile in Washington, it's a cold, wet and extremely dreary day at the White House, where US President Donald Trump is scheduled to preside over a cabinet meeting shortly.

In the past, these cabinet meetings have often turned into multi-hour affairs, sometimes in which each cabinet secretary is asked to deliver a brief progress report before the president takes questions on a variety of topics.

The subject of Ukraine is almost certain to come up today, given that several of the key players in US Ukraine policy - including Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth - will be in the room.

Yesterday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the administration feels "very optimistic" at the prospects of a deal to end the conflict being reached.

We'll bring you any important lines, so stick around.

We've just heard from Zelensky as he addresses the Irish parliament, the Oireachtas. He reiterates many of the points we've heard from him throughout the day - including thanking Ireland for their support and emphasising the need for "real peace".

He calls for "a peace without humiliation" and says this "true community of nations" will help to restore his country in the wake of the war, and continues to slam Russia's "aggression" against Ukraine.

Zelensky also says he is confident that Ukraine will "stand alongside Ireland in the European Union as equals".

"We have managed to unite the majority of the world, and that unity has become our main weapon," he says.

His speech is met with a standing ovation from Irish lawmakers.