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High-stakes US-Russia talks on ending the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough yesterday, as the Kremlin said “no compromise” had been found yet on the key question of territory.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin, after earlier signalling that his forces were ready to fight on to achieve Russia’s initial war goals.

On occupied Ukrainian territories, “so far we haven’t found a compromise, but some American solutions can be discussed,” top Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said after the Moscow meeting.

“Some proposed formulations do not fit us, and work will continue,” he added. “We are grateful for the efforts of (US President Donald) Trump’s administration and we are still ready to meet as many times as is needed to reach a peace settlement,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

In an interview broadcast Tuesday night on Fox News, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said talks with Russia “have made some progress” to end the war with Ukraine. It was not clear exactly when the interview had been recorded.