Putin and Witkoff end 'constructive and substantial' Ukraine conflict peace talks after five hours: As it happened

The Russian-US negotiations on the Ukraine conflict have concluded in the Kremlin after almost five hours of talks involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff.
The discussions were focused on the key parts of an American-backed peace framework, which initially revolved around a 28-point draft that leaked to the media last month, leaving Vladimir Zelensky's Western European backers blindsided and sidelined.