US envoy Witkoff meets with Putin in Moscow

Hours-long talks between the Russian government and US envoy Steve Witkoff, along with President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, drew to a close, with no clear solutions to the conflict.

The Russian government said that no compromise had been reached on the critical issue of territory in Ukraine.

"So far we haven't found a compromise, but some American solutions can be discussed," top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told journalists.

"There were some points we could agree on," Ushakov added, but "the president did not hide our critical, even negative, stance on a number of proposals."

But Ushakov praised the talks, adding that "the conversation was very useful and constructive," however "a lot of work lies ahead both in Washington in Moscow.

Zelenskyy says what matters is that 'nothing is decided without Ukraine'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to social media soon after the US negotiators arrived in the Kremlin on Tuesday, saying Ukrainians need "clarity" in any potential peace accord, including guarantees that Russia would not launch "yet another invasion."

The Ukrainian president said there would be no "simple solutions" to ending the war.

"What matters is that everything is fair and transparent. That there are no games played behind Ukraine's back. That nothing is decided without Ukraine — about us, about our future," he wrote. 

Territories and frozen assets were among the most difficult questions, he said, as well as security guarantees. 

"We could on strong security guarantees from the United States and Europe, and some other leaders," he said.  "The United States says that a lot of blood has been shed and it's enough. And we fully support them. But we must end this war in a way that prevents Russia from coming back a year later with a third invasion," he said. "They did not achieve their goal of occupying our country. But I am not sure their objectives have changed."