"Russian state-run news agency TASS reported that US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev met on Tuesday for more than two hours on the forum's sidelines. The agency quoted Witkoff as saying the talks had been very positive. Later, Witkoff told The Associated Press news agency that he and Kushner were planning to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian delegation on Thursday."
"Meanwhile, the United Kingdom's Financial Times (FT) newspaper reported on Wednesday that tensions in the NATO alliance over Trump's bid to acquire Greenland had derailed the signing of a Ukraine reconstruction plan, which was originally scheduled to take place in Davos. The so-called prosperity plan to be agreed between Ukraine, Europe and the US was not being shelved indefinitely and could still be signed at a later date, the newspaper added."
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Russian representatives at the World Economic Forum in Davos and planned further meetings in Moscow. TASS reported the envoys met with Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev and described the Davos talks as very positive. Witkoff told the Associated Press he and Kushner intended to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian delegation on Thursday. The Kremlin confirmed that a meeting with Putin was scheduled in Moscow. The Financial Times reported that tensions over US interest in acquiring Greenland delayed signing of an $800bn Ukraine prosperity plan, which remains possible at a later date.
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