The U.S. side says Putin is willing to let Europe participate in Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

DUBLIN, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner said in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, on the evening of Nov. 12 that Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to let Europe participate in Russia-Ukraine peace talks. U.S. President's special envoy Steve Witkoff said earlier that day that European representatives will take part in the next round of negotiations. Kushner and Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow that day before traveling to Dublin for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Kushner said no agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict can be reached without Europe's participation. The U.S. side has made "substantial progress" in understanding the concerns of both Russia and Ukraine, exploring feasible solutions and planning the way forward. Russia and Ukraine have now agreed to expand the scope of the next round of negotiations to include other European countries, "which will allow us to discuss broader post-war European security arrangements while addressing the Russia-Ukraine territorial issue." Kushner promised to maintain close contact with the Ukrainian side and reiterated that "no broader European security arrangements will be determined before Ukraine's security concerns are addressed... apart from humanitarian measures, nothing will be finalized before a comprehensive agreement is reached." Kushner said the negotiation track, timetable and other details are expected to be announced soon. Zelensky attended the ninth summit of the European Political Community in Dublin on Nov. 12, calling on Europe to become a formal participant in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks. After meeting with the U.S. side, he said both Russia and the United States have agreed to the "largest-scale" prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine since the conflict began. Kushner said thousands of prisoners are expected to be released. Regarding Europe's participation in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at the European Political Community summit that day that there is no need to rush to determine Europe's negotiating representatives and that Europe's common position should be clarified first. (End) This article is reproduced from Xinhua News Agency. GMTEight editor: Chen Wenfang.