US-Russia talks on Ukraine productive but work remains, says Russian adviser

The Russian president, right, was holding talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff, back to camera, in the Kremlin. Picture: Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

Talks between Russia and the US on ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine were productive, but much work remains, a senior adviser to Russian president Vladimir Putin told reporters.

Mr Putin met US president Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin in Moscow for talks that began late on Tuesday as part of a renewed push by the Trump administration to broker a peace deal.