Moscow, Nov. 12 -- US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are heading to Ireland to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on efforts to end the Ukraine conflict.

The meeting at the Kremlin followed two days of negotiations between Russian, Ukrainian and US representatives in Abu Dhabi, which concluded without a breakthrough but saw progress on certain issues, including preparations for a prisoner exchange.

Speaking to CNN at Vnukovo Airport before leaving Moscow, Witkoff expressed optimism over the discussions and confirmed that trilateral negotiations involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States had resumed.

"I think progre...