The Kremlin says Europe must eventually join security discussions but has yet to submit proposals or agree on a representative
Washington is exploring a broader European security framework intended to address all sides’ concerns and support a lasting Ukraine settlement, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner has said, pledging to engage Russia through peace talks.
Writing on X on Thursday after talks with Ukraine, NATO and European partners in Brussels, Kushner said Europe and Russia had struggled “for more than 30 years” to establish a sustainable security framework.
“Decades of mistrust, competing security concerns, and the devastating consequences of this war make this an extraordinarily difficult challenge, but one that is essential to lasting peace,” Kushner wrote.
He stated that Washington’s objective is to develop “practical arrangements that address the security concerns of all sides, reduce the risk of future conflict, and create a more stable and predictable security environment.”
The proposals envisage permanent consultations, crisis communications, military transparency and reciprocal measures to reduce escalation risks. Countries would retain control over their security and military alignment, with NATO remaining “central to European collective defense,” Kushner said.
The US will continue consultations with Ukraine, NATO, the EU, and European leaders and will “also engage Russia as part of the peace negotiations,” he added.
Trilateral US-Russia-Ukraine talks are scheduled for November 10–11 in Abu Dhabi. Kushner said European partners would be consulted on the sidelines and could join a broader format if progress is made.
His comments followed Trump’s meeting with Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House on Thursday. Trump subsequently teased a potential agreement extending beyond Ukraine that “might involve all of Europe.”
Moscow, however, has not received any details of the agreement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday.
He also acknowledged that discussions about Europe’s future security would eventually require European participation, but stressed that European leaders have yet to submit any proposals on security guarantees or even decide on who is authorized to speak to Russia on their behalf, criticizing their prolonged hesitation.
Moscow has excluded European governments from next week’s Abu Dhabi talks, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressing that their “track record” of undermining peace agreements “cannot be ignored.”
Russia has long demanded guarantees against NATO expansion and military deployments near its borders, insisting that one country’s security cannot come at another’s expense. Lavrov called on Tuesday for a “genuinely fair system of mutual security guarantees.”
