US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his special envoy Steven Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner believe Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to resolving the war in Ukraine, following their meeting at the Kremlin.

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Moscow was constructive, practical, and highly useful, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov stated after the talks, which lasted at least 5 hours.

Russia has stated that while specific formulations were not discussed, the talks focused on the essence of the US proposal. Ushakov also noted that Russia agrees with some of the US proposals but finds others unacceptable. 

“Their [Witkoff and Kushner’s] impression was that he [Putin] would like to see the war ended. I think he'd like to get back to dealing with a more normal life. I think he'd like to be trading with the United States of America,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Trump noted that the meeting in Moscow between Witkoff, Kushner, and the Russian president was "very good," but added that it's still unclear what the outcome will be. “I don't know what the Kremlin is doing," he noted, adding, "We'll see what happens."

Trump also criticized Ukraine’s handling of the conflict, saying the country missed its chance to negotiate a settlement. He claimed to have advised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a White House meeting that Kiev lacked leverage.

“When I was in this office, and I talked [with Zelenskyy] about ‘no cards,’ I said, ‘You have no cards.’ That was the time to settle. I thought that would have been a much better time to settle, but they [Ukraine], in their wisdom, decided not to do that. They have a lot of things against them right now."