In the Kremlin official’s words, "the next step in this direction has already been agreed," namely the meetings of the trilateral Russia-US-Ukraine working group on security issues and the bilateral Russia-US working group on economic affairs

The Russian leader noted that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will come to Moscow to continue dialogue on issues related to the Ukrainian settlement

Reports about the start of the talks came at approximately 11:25 p.m. Moscow time on January 22