Key facts
- Zelensky said bilateral and multilateral meetings with partners were scheduled for November 11 and November 12.
- Zelensky said a meeting with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would take place in Ireland.
- Kushner said the envoys would travel to Dublin to debrief Zelensky following the European Political Community Summit.
- Washington-led peace efforts have been effectively in a deadlock, with territory the key sticking point, the report said.
- Moscow has demanded Ukraine withdraw from Donbas and ban NATO membership, limit its military and lift restrictions on the Russian language and the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
- Kyiv has rejected withdrawing from territory it holds and restrictions on its armed forces, and called for an unconditional ceasefire first.
President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Dublin on November 11 ahead of the European Political Community summit on November 12, according to a report published that day. "Bilateral and multilateral meetings with partners are scheduled for today and tomorrow," Zelensky said.
Zelensky said a meeting with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would also take place in Ireland. The two envoys announced, after two-day peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the US, that they would travel to Moscow the next day to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"We see some openings and some opportunities," Kushner told the press, adding that they would then travel to Dublin to debrief Zelensky following the European Political Community Summit.
The report said Washington-led peace efforts have been effectively in a deadlock, with the issue of territory a key sticking point. Moscow's demands have focused on Ukraine's withdrawal from Donbas, a partially occupied region in eastern Ukraine, the report said. The Kremlin has also demanded a ban on Ukraine's NATO membership, limits on its military, and the lifting of restrictions on the official use of the Russian language and on the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Kyiv has rejected withdrawing from territory it currently holds, formally recognizing Russian occupation, and restrictions on its armed forces, arguing any settlement must prevent Russia from launching another invasion. Ukraine has called for an unconditional ceasefire as the first step toward broader peace talks, a proposal the Kremlin repeatedly dismissed, the report said.